File contains copies of "The Ontario Indian", a publication put out by the Union of Ontario Indians. Included in the file are: Vol. 1 No. 4 December 1978; Vol. 3 No. 6 June 1980; Vol. 3 No. 7 July 1980; Vol. 3 No. 8 August 1980; Vol. 3 No. 9 September 1980; Vol. 4 No. 6 June 1981; Vol. 4 No. 10 October 1981; and Vol. 4 No. 9 September 1981.

File contains meeting minutes from the the Union of Ontario Indians (UOI) /Tribal Council Relationship meetings and accompanying materials. Those materials include a draft working paper on protocol between Native Political Organizations and First Nations created by the United Chiefs and Councils of Manitoulin; a report on UOI/Tribal Council Relationships; Union of Ontario Indians relationship with Superior First Nations; United Indian Councils (UIC)'s Indian Government Institutions Inter-relationships & Protocol; and a copy of North Shore First Nations and North Shore Tribal Council Self Government Initiative.

File contains a terms of reference for the Tribal Councils Advisory Board to the Union of Ontario Indians; a memo from the Ontario Federation of Indian Friendship Centres re: advisory committee; lists of tribal councils; a list of friendship centres; Anishinabek - Tribal Council Relations draft report prepared for the UOI by Peter Di Gangi; and a copy of "Declaration of the Anishinabek" November 1980.

File contains a work book from the Anishinabek Special Chiefs Assembly "Restoring Anishinabek Jurisdiction" held December 11-12, 1995 in North Bay.

One copy of the Anishinabek Restoration of Jurisdiction recommended approach document adopted by the Grand Council in 1996.

File contains copies of the framework agreement with respect to governance between the Anishinabek Nation and The Federal Government (as representatives of the Queen). The file also contains a press release regarding the signing of the agreement.

Union of Ontario Indians Field Health Program Annual Report for 1990-1991.

File contains correspondence, notes, and newspapers. Topics include the First Nations Health Forum; First Nations Health and the Federal Government; and Non-insured health benefits.

File contains various reports and papers related to the National Indian Brotherhood - Assembly of First Nations. Included in the file are:
1) Background - The Assembly of First Nations: A History of Challenge
2) "Report on Problem and Resolutions related to the Assembly of First Nations' Operations, Structure and Organization" from the IVth annual Assembly of First Nations held May 16-18, 1983 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Prepared by Dennia Cromarty, Commissioner Nishnawbe-Aski Commission
3) Letter to Chiefs of Ontario from Peter Kelly/Kinew, Onigaming Indian Reserve
4) Listing of working committees on structure within the Assembly of First Nations
5) Organizational Structure of the Assembly of First Nations background papers
6) Resolutions passed at the Special Assembly of First Nations Conference held Feb. 6-8, 1984 in Toronto, Ontario
7) A Guide to Native Political Associations in Canada by Wayne Daugherty, Treaties and Historical Research Centre

Copy of the combined presentations made to the Constitutional Task Force on Treaties and Treaty Rights. Presentations took place February 3-5, 1987.

File contains records related to the First Ministers' Conference. Included are:
1) Strategical Planning and Defence Analysis - Situation Report and Recommendations Respecting the First Ministers' Conference 1987
2) First Ministers' Conference on Aboriginal Constitutional Matters - notes for opening address by Don. R. Getty
3) Our Land is Our Future - UBCIC
4) Assembly of First Nations (AFN)brochure
5) Security Intelligence Review Committee Annual Report 1989-1990
6) Assembly of First Nations Treaties and Treaty Rights - Some Preliminary Considerations by Paul Joffe
7) Treaty Rights Unit Report on Treaties for AFN Special Assembly
8) memos re: funding for Treaty Research and Advocacy Center
9) AFN Bulletin, Vol. 4 No. 3 Oct/Nov 1986
10) National Committee on Treaties Briefing Book - 6th annual AFN Assembly
11) Task Force on Treaties and Treaty Rights
12) Letter to AFN from Prairie Treaty Nations Alliance
13) Newspaper clippings
14) memo from Union of Ontario Indians and AFN
15) Agenda - AFN Special All Chiefs' Assembly

File contains records related to the Chiefs' Alternative Lands Legislation. Included in the file are:
1) AFN bulletin April 1991 "LRT Review Ends"
2) Comprehensive briefing package by Indian and Northern Affairs re: Chiefs' Alternative Lands Legislation
3) First Nations Chartered Land Act - Chiefs Steering Committee - correspondence, info and proposal
4) New Optional Lands Legislation - Chief Robert Louie's comments to the Union of Ontario Indians' Assembly

File contains 2 copies of the joint presentation "A New Proposal for Claims Resolution in Ontario" by the Executive Councils of the Association of Iroquois & Allied Indians, Grand Council Treaty #3, and the Union of Ontario Indians to the Minister of Indian Affairs Honourable John Munro.

File contains records related to the Indian Commission of Ontario. Included in the file are:
1) The Tripartite Council resolution and memorandum of reference (unsigned)
2) An Introduction to the Indian Commission of Ontario
3) Claims in Ontario: P. T. C. Discussions - Nishnawbe-Aski Nation
4) Correspondence re: Ontario Research Directors' Meeting
5) article from Anishinabek News re: Mississauga #8 settlement ratification

Second of two folders from the Assembly of First Nations conference on Land Claims and Extinguishment. Included in the file is correspondence, reports and copies of:
1) "Indian Land Title Extinguishment" by Brian Davey, Nishnawbe-Aski Nation
2) "The James Bay Treaty and the Federal Government's Comprehensive Land Claims Policy"
3) The Unconscionable Treaty between the Crown and the Cree/Ojibway People of Northern Ontario" by Brian Davey, Nishnawbe-Aski Nation
4) "Alternative Approaches to Alaska Native Land and Governance" by Ralph W. Johnson for the Alaska Native Review Commission
5) "Extinguishment: An Analysis and Strategy" by Murray Angus for Dene-Metis Negotiations Secretariate
6) "Towards a New Federal Policy for Comprehensive Claims Settlements" John A. Olthuis, for AFN
7) "Extinguishment of Aboriginal Rights as a Result of Supersession by Law and Third Party Alienation" Squamish Nation
8) French and English version of "Condensed Version of the Review of the Comprehensive Claims Process"
9) "A New Proposal for Claims Resolution in Ontario" presentation by Association of Iroquois & Allied Indians, Grand Council Treaty #3, and Union of Ontario Indians to Minister of Indian Affairs
10) "The Political Economy of Native Land Claims in the Canadian North" J. I. Prattis
11) "The Black Hills Case - from the Dakota Nations" Cy Standing and Clair Henderson

File contains records related to Indigenous fishing rights. Included in the file are:
1) copy of agreement between The Government of Canada, Government of Ontario, Union of Ontario Indians, Nishnawbe-Aski, Grand Council Treaty #3, The Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians, and The Six Nations of the Grand River regarding fishery resources
2) memo and accompanying interview transcripts (handwritten and typed) between Peter Di Gangi and the Ministry of Natural Resources
3) Southwest Region Commercial Fishermen Consultation Meeting, 1984
4) Teleconference notes between Peter Di Gangi and various parties
5) Chronology of events re: Tripartite Fishing Negotiations