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James Smith Cree Nation: IR 100A Inquiry
This inquiry examines the history and disposition of IR 100A and records the Commission's findings and recommendation. Its historical section includes pass-system evidence and precise archival citations connected to Cumberland and Fort à la Corne.
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- Publisher / custodian
- Indian Claims Commission; Government of Canada Publications
- Source date
- March 2005 commission report
- Source type
- Primary document
- Format
- Document / PDF
- Regions
- Saskatchewan
- Peoples / communities
- James Smith Cree Nation, Cumberland House Cree Nation, Chakastaypasin
- Treaties
- Treaty 5, Treaty 6
Read with context
Primary source for the Commission's 2005 findings; historical narrative and reproduced quotations are mediated evidence. This is not a standalone facsimile of the 1885 pass-system memorandum or evidence of the claim's current settlement status.
Questions to investigate
- Read printed pages 30–31 and identify the kinds of evidence cited for movement restrictions.
- Separate the 1885 documents, later Elder testimony and the Commission's 2005 findings.
Access and reuse
- Access
- link-only
- Rights / reuse
- External link only in this collection. No reuse permission is granted by this record; check publisher terms before copying or hosting source material. Publisher rights information ↗
- Record checked
- 2026-09-30
Opened 189-page official PDF; March 2005 title, contents and summary read. Printed pages 30–31 (PDF pages 48–49) cite Reed's July 1885 memorandum and government correspondence, followed by Elder Pierre Settee's testimony.
Copy-ready citation
Indian Claims Commission; Government of Canada Publications. James Smith Cree Nation: IR 100A Inquiry. March 2005 commission report. https://publications.gc.ca/collections/Collection/RC31-27-2005E.pdf. Record checked 2026-09-30.
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