Changes

* 1984: The [https://www.irc.inuvialuit.com/inuvialuit-final-agreement Inuvialuit Final Agreement] gave the Inuit of the western Arctic control over resources.

* 1984: The [https://www.irc.inuvialuit.com/inuvialuit-final-agreement Inuvialuit Final Agreement] gave the Inuit of the western Arctic control over resources.

* 1985: Changes to the Indian Act extend formal Indian status to the Metis, all enfranchised Aboriginal people living off reserve land and Aboriginal women who had previously lost their status by marrying a non-Aboriginal man

* 1985: Changes to the Indian Act extend formal Indian status to the Metis, all enfranchised Aboriginal people living off reserve land and Aboriginal women who had previously lost their status by marrying a non-Aboriginal man

* 1990: The Sparrow case finds that the Crown must consult prior to infringing existing Aboriginal and Treaty rights. The Oka Crisis focuses national attention of Indigenous land claims.

* 1990: The [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/sparrow-case Sparrow case] finds that the Crown must consult prior to infringing existing Aboriginal and Treaty rights. The [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/oka-crisis Oka Crisis] focuses national attention of Indigenous land claims.

* 1996: Final report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples is released.

* 1996: Final report of the [https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1100100014597/1572547985018 Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples] is released.

* 1999: Nunavut is created under the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement in the western Arctic, with lands set aside where Inuit can live, hunt and control sub-surface resources.

* 1999: Nunavut is created under the [https://www.gov.nu.ca/sites/default/files/Nunavut_Land_Claims_Agreement.pdf Nunavut Land Claims Agreement] in the western Arctic, with lands set aside where Inuit can live, hunt and control sub-surface resources.

* 2000: The federal government approves the Nisga’a Treaty, giving the tribe about $196 million over 15 years plus communal self-government and control of natural resources in parts of northwestern British Columbia.

* 2000: The federal government approves the Nisga’a Treaty, giving the tribe about $196 million over 15 years plus communal self-government and control of natural resources in parts of northwestern British Columbia.

* 2004: The Haida case creates an obligation to consult, and where appropriate, accommodate, where potential rights are concerned. Subsequent court decisions of Mikisew Cree (2005), Little Salmon (2010), Rio Tinto (2010) and Tsilhqot’in (2014) further refined the Crown’s obligation to consult with Indigenous peoples.

* 2004: The [https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/haida-case Haida case] creates an obligation to consult, and where appropriate, accommodate, where potential rights are concerned. Subsequent court decisions of [https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/2251/index.do Mikisew Cree] (2005), [https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/7896/index.do Little Salmon] (2010), [https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/7885/index.do Rio Tinto] (2010) and [https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/14246/index.do Tsilhqot’in] (2014) further refined the Crown’s obligation to consult with Indigenous peoples.

* 2005: The Kelowna Accord called for spending $5 billion over five years to improve native education, health care and living conditions. The Government changed before the accord could be implemented.

* 2005: The Kelowna Accord called for spending $5 billion over five years to improve native education, health care and living conditions. The Government changed before the accord could be implemented.

* 2008: Prime Minister Stephen Harper offers a formal apology on behalf of Canada over residential schools.

* 2008: Prime Minister Stephen Harper offers a formal apology on behalf of Canada over residential schools.