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This item is the fifth part of a nine-part recording of a Metis Association Board workshop on land claims eligibility held in Fort Providence, October 25-26, 1977. This recording was made October 25, 1977. The meeting is in English. The original source item is side A of a 60 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes CN-381A, CN-381B, CN-382A, CN-382B, CN-383B, CN-384A, CN-384B, and CN-386A. The workshop is facilitated by Barry Roberts and participants include Metis Association President Charlie Overvold, Board members Dave McNabb (Hay River), Jim Evans (Fort Smith), Charlie Furlong (Aklavik), Richard Blake (Inuvik), Willie Clark (Fort McPherson), Alphonsine McNeely (Fort Good Hope), Violet Beaulieu (Fort Resolution), Edith Lafferty (Fort Simpson), Irene LeMouel (Yellowknife), and Irene Firth (Inuvik), observers Charlie Snowshoe (National Committee of the Indian Brotherhood), Jim Koe (Inuvik), Eddie Sanderson (Fort Providence), and staff members Bunny Koosel (Census and Enrolment Project), Cathy Paul (Executive Secretary), and James Wah-Shee (Land Claims Coordinator). The workshop continues with discussions of hypothetical situations and the importance of keeping collected information confidential. Charlie Overvold announces that the Board meeting which was to follow the workshop will now be held in Yellowknife on Friday. Facilitator Barry Roberts suggests that the group spend time working on the definitions behind the criteria. There is discussion on the inclusion of various elements of eligibility criteria including birth place, citizenship, residency, and the possibility of a cut-off date. The recording ends abruptly.

This recording includes sides A and B of the tape.

This item is the eighth part of a nine-part recording of a Metis Association Board workshop on land claims eligibility held in Fort Providence, October 25-26, 1977. This recording was made October 25, 1977. The meeting is in English. The original source item is side B of a 60 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes CN-381A, CN-381B, CN-382A, CN-382B, CN-383A, CN-383B, CN-384A, and CN-386A. The workshop is facilitated by Barry Roberts and participants include Metis Association President Charlie Overvold, Board members Dave McNabb (Hay River), Jim Evans (Fort Smith), Charlie Furlong (Aklavik), Richard Blake (Inuvik), Willie Clark (Fort McPherson), Alphonsine McNeely (Fort Good Hope), Violet Beaulieu (Fort Resolution), Edith Lafferty (Fort Simpson), Irene LeMouel (Yellowknife), and Irene Firth (Inuvik), observers Charlie Snowshoe (National Committee of the Indian Brotherhood), Jim Koe (Inuvik), Eddie Sanderson (Fort Providence), and staff members Bunny Koosel (Census and Enrolment Project), Cathy Paul (Executive Secretary), and James Wah-Shee (Land Claims Coordinator). The workshop continues with the discussion on how to proceed. Charlie Overvold indicates that community delegates to the next General Assembly need clear direction from their communities on eligibility. There is frustration from at least one participant that nothing was solved by having the workshop, but Charlie Overvold indicates that the purpose of the workshop was never to come up with a solution and that now they have two concepts that can be taken back to the communities for discussion. He suggests that he, Barry Roberts, James Wah-Shee, and Bunny Koosel should draft a recommendation and plan for the group to bring before the upcoming Board meeting. There is disagreement about how quickly eligibility needs to be dealt with for the land claim to proceed. The group agrees that only the residency requirement concept should be recommended to the communities. They discuss how to get documented proof from the communities on how they feel. The workshop winds down for the day and plans are made to reconvene in the morning to agree on recommendations for the Friday Board meeting. Plans for the Board meeting travel are also discussed.

This recording includes sides A and B of the tape.

This item is the fourth part of a nine-part recording of a Metis Association Board workshop on land claims eligibility held in Fort Providence, October 25-26, 1977. This recording was made October 25, 1977. The meeting is in English. The original source item is side B of a 60 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes CN-381A, CN-381B, CN-382A, CN-383A, CN-383B, CN-384A, CN-384B, and CN-386A. The workshop is facilitated by Barry Roberts and participants include Metis Association President Charlie Overvold, Board members Dave McNabb (Hay River), Jim Evans (Fort Smith), Charlie Furlong (Aklavik), Richard Blake (Inuvik), Willie Clark (Fort McPherson), Alphonsine McNeely (Fort Good Hope), Violet Beaulieu (Fort Resolution), Edith Lafferty (Fort Simpson), Irene LeMouel (Yellowknife), and Irene Firth (Inuvik), observers Charlie Snowshoe (National Committee of the Indian Brotherhood), Jim Koe (Inuvik), Eddie Sanderson (Fort Providence), and staff members Bunny Koosel (Census and Enrolment Project), Cathy Paul (Executive Secretary), and James Wah-Shee (Land Claims Coordinator). Facilitator Barry Roberts continues discussing legal requirements and standards of evidence in reference to eligibility criteria. He notes the importance of providing sufficient backing and documentation for why and how certain decisions on eligibility were made and carried out. He describes the different kinds of evidence to gather when enrolling people and the kinds of words and phrases in the criteria that require definition to clarify their meaning. The recording ends abruptly.

This recording includes sides A and B of the tape.

This item is the sixth part of a nine-part recording of a Metis Association Board workshop on land claims eligibility held in Fort Providence, October 25-26, 1977. This recording was made October 25, 1977. The meeting is in English. The original source item is side B of a 60 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes CN-381A, CN-381B, CN-382A, CN-382B, CN-383A, CN-384A, CN-384B, and CN-386A. The workshop is facilitated by Barry Roberts and participants include Metis Association President Charlie Overvold, Board members Dave McNabb (Hay River), Jim Evans (Fort Smith), Charlie Furlong (Aklavik), Richard Blake (Inuvik), Willie Clark (Fort McPherson), Alphonsine McNeely (Fort Good Hope), Violet Beaulieu (Fort Resolution), Edith Lafferty (Fort Simpson), Irene LeMouel (Yellowknife), and Irene Firth (Inuvik), observers Charlie Snowshoe (National Committee of the Indian Brotherhood), Jim Koe (Inuvik), Eddie Sanderson (Fort Providence), and staff members Bunny Koosel (Census and Enrolment Project), Cathy Paul (Executive Secretary), and James Wah-Shee (Land Claims Coordinator). The workshop continues with a debate between having a cut-off date and having a residency requirement. Facilitator Barry Roberts summarizes some of the eligibility criteria being proposed: descendant of one of the five tribes of the Northwest Territories, Canadian citizen, born in the present boundaries of the NWT (including children born to a mother normally resident in NWT) or ordinarily resident in the NWT on a set date, the adopted minor child of any of the above, recognized by one of the communities as having established rights through prior land use and occupancy, and the descendants of anyone who meets these criteria. Benefits would be for those so enrolled and ordinarily resident in the Northwest Territories. Charlie Overvold indicates that they need to agree on a basic criteria concept and get it accepted by the communities. He wants them to formulate a plan to find out what people want. Roberts suggests that the Board come to a decision and send it as a recommendation to the communities, which they can discuss and notify the Board whether they agree or not. Charlie Overvold favours the residency requirement concept over the cut-off date concept because it will allow all Indigenous people to be treated equally in the future, whether they move in from outside or not. The recording ends abruptly.

This recording includes sides A and B of the tape.

This item is the first part of four-part recording of a joint Metis Association and Dene Nation leadership meeting at the Lions Den in Yellowknife, recorded September 26, 1980. The recording is in English and several Indigenous languages. The original source item is side A of a 90 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes item CN-404B, CN-120A, and CN-120B. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss strategy for the upcoming Norman Wells pipeline National Energy Board (NEB) hearings and prepare for two workshop days in which arguments would be developed, speakers chosen, and statements drawn up with the assistance of resource people. A schedule is outlined and discussed. An unidentified speaker provides an update on the Norman Wells pipeline, outlining the work of the Environmental Assessment and Review Panel (EARP), which had visited communities along the pipeline right of way to listen to people’s views on the pipeline. Many chiefs and people communicated that they did not want the pipeline built until their rights were settled. The next stage of the process is the NEB hearings, scheduled to begin October 7. A speaker indicates that the Dene Nation has made it clear that they are not interested in talking about pipelines again and have tried to delay an approval decision, travelling to Ottawa to meet with the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development on two occasions and hosting the Minister at the Dene National Assembly. Since the NEB requires statements to be written and submitted in advance, they have a tight time schedule to keep. Lawyer John Olthuis describes the NEB hearing schedule and process, emphasizing the importance of having a large contingent of chiefs in Edmonton for the opening of the hearings and the presentation of the opening statement. He indicates that southern supporters will be presenting during the Edmonton phase of the hearing, with the majority of the Dene Nation statements being delivered in Yellowknife or perhaps in some of the Dene communities, if the NEB is asked to visit them.

This item is the seventh part of a nine-part recording of a Metis Association Board workshop on land claims eligibility held in Fort Providence, October 25-26, 1977. This recording was made October 25, 1977. The meeting is in English. The original source item is side A of a 60 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes CN-381A, CN-381B, CN-382A, CN-382B, CN-383A, CN-383B, CN-384B, and CN-386A. The workshop is facilitated by Barry Roberts and participants include Metis Association President Charlie Overvold, Board members Dave McNabb (Hay River), Jim Evans (Fort Smith), Charlie Furlong (Aklavik), Richard Blake (Inuvik), Willie Clark (Fort McPherson), Alphonsine McNeely (Fort Good Hope), Violet Beaulieu (Fort Resolution), Edith Lafferty (Fort Simpson), Irene LeMouel (Yellowknife), and Irene Firth (Inuvik), observers Charlie Snowshoe (National Committee of the Indian Brotherhood), Jim Koe (Inuvik), Eddie Sanderson (Fort Providence), and staff members Bunny Koosel (Census and Enrolment Project), Cathy Paul (Executive Secretary), and James Wah-Shee (Land Claims Coordinator). The workshop continues with discussion on how to proceed. There is consensus that the communities have to be consulted, but James Wah-Shee suggests again that the Board come to decision and send it to the communities as a recommendation for them to discuss. He also suggests that there should be a clause to indicate that if someone is eligible for or has received land claim benefits elsewhere, they should not be eligible for this claim. Charlie Overvold states that community workshops should be established to share knowledge and get further discussion. The difficulty of Cree people who have moved in to the NWT recently is mentioned again. Jim Koe tells a story about travelling to communities, land claims, and Indigenous organizations working together. Charlie Overvold suggests that there are two concepts that could be put before the communities: having a cut-off date or a residency requirement. Each Board member is asked to express their opinion on which they think their community would support. The recording ends abruptly.

This recording includes sides A and B of the tape.

This item is the ninth part of a nine-part recording of a Metis Association Board workshop on land claims eligibility held in Fort Providence, October 25-26, 1977. This recording was made October 26, 1977. The meeting is in English. The original source item is side A of a 60 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes CN-381A, CN-381B, CN-382A, CN-382B, CN-383A, CN-383B, CN-384A, and CN-384B. The workshop is facilitated by Barry Roberts and participants include Metis Association President Charlie Overvold, Board members Dave McNabb (Hay River), Jim Evans (Fort Smith), Charlie Furlong (Aklavik), Richard Blake (Inuvik), Willie Clark (Fort McPherson), Alphonsine McNeely (Fort Good Hope), Violet Beaulieu (Fort Resolution), Edith Lafferty (Fort Simpson), Irene LeMouel (Yellowknife), and Irene Firth (Inuvik), observers Charlie Snowshoe (National Committee of the Indian Brotherhood), Jim Koe (Inuvik), Eddie Sanderson (Fort Providence), and staff members Bunny Koosel (Census and Enrolment Project), Cathy Paul (Executive Secretary), and James Wah-Shee (Land Claims Coordinator). The workshop continues with Charlie Overvold reading the proposed recommendation for the group to forward to the Board meeting. The recommendation outlines why the workshop delegates are proposing a residency requirement instead of a cut-off date, the purpose and definition of the residency requirement, a proposal for information workshops to be held in communities, and the eligibility criteria. Charlie Overvold indicates that preliminary arrangements have been made to create workshop kits and make the Executive and Yellowknife staff available as resource leaders. Board members were to agree to recommend the proposals to their locals, take part in community workshop, bring recommendations back to the Board from the communities and vote or against the general criteria, set up a working committee of members to consider definitions to support the criteria, and as a Board to recommend the definitions and criteria to the General Assembly for final ratification. The workshop delegates agree to this course of action and discuss setting a target date of the November Board meeting for returning with community opinions. They discuss whether to stipulate a number of years for the residency requirement but decide to leave that until later and to try to get an indication from communities on how long would be appropriate. Discussion turns briefly to the Board meeting to be held in a couple of days.

This item is the eighth part of a twelve-part recording of a Metis Association workshop on negotiation held February 20-21, 1978. This recording was made February 21, 1978. The meeting is in English. The original source item is side B of a 60 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes CN-374A, CN-374B, CN-375A, CN-375B, CN-376A, CN-376B, CN-377A, CN-378A, CN-378B, CN-379A, and CN-379B. The meeting is led by two facilitators and participants include Land Claims Coordinator James Wah-Shee, Land Claims Negotiators Harold Cook, Nora Carriere, and ?, and fieldworkers and others including Rod Hardy, Richard Blake,Dennis, Ted, and Rose. The recording continues with discussions relating to the division between the Metis Association and the Indian Brotherhood. The government is only willing to negotiate if the two organizations get together. The reasons behind the division are explored. The facilitators emphasize the importance of dealing with the division, but indicate that it must be dealt with by the Association and the Executive, not outsiders or the land claims negotiators. The role of the fieldworkers in the communities and the General Assembly are also outlined. The organizations are described as having two choices: to cooperate or to go along with the other group. There is concern about who will govern at the community level and that control over the land will be completely lost if they don't negotiate. The facilitators also indicate that negotiation involves making concessions, not presenting positions as take or leave propositions.They suggest that the fieldworkers come up with a strategy to figure out what the problem is and try to bargain to a compromise position so that the land is not taken away from both organizations. The recording ends abruptly.

This recording includes sides A and B of the tape.

This item is the eleventh part of a twelve-part recording of a Metis Association workshop on negotiation held February 20-21, 1978. This recording was made February 21, 1978. The meeting is in English. The original source item is side A of a 60 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes CN-374A, CN-374B, CN-375A, CN-375B, CN-376A, CN-376B, CN-377A, CN-377B, CN-378A, CN-378B, and CN-379B. The meeting is led by two facilitators and participants include Land Claims Coordinator James Wah-Shee, Land Claims Negotiators Harold Cook, Nora Carriere, and ?, and fieldworkers and others including Rod Hardy, Richard Blake, Dennis, Ted, and Rose. The recording continues with further discussion on the role of the negotiator and relationship with the opposing negotiator. The facilitator talks about next moves being in response to the opposition's last move and outlines six ways of influencing others, including emphasizing the similarity of preferences, using expert knowledge, relying on legitimacy, using shame, information sharing, and reward and punishment. The facilitator suggests that it is futile to attack "the government" in general. He explains how the government system works and suggests that targeting specific people by name and manipulating public opinion is more effective. The facilitator then goes through the eight types of coalitions possible between three parties. The recording ends abruptly.

This recording includes sides A and B of the tape.

This item is the third part of a nine-part recording of a Metis Association Board workshop on land claims eligibility held in Fort Providence, October 25-26, 1977. This recording was made October 25, 1977. The meeting is in English. The original source item is side A of a 60 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes CN-381A, CN-381B, CN-382B, CN-383A, CN-383B, CN-384A, CN-384B, and CN-386A. The workshop is facilitated by Barry Roberts and participants include Metis Association President Charlie Overvold, Board members Dave McNabb (Hay River), Jim Evans (Fort Smith), Charlie Furlong (Aklavik), Richard Blake (Inuvik), Willie Clark (Fort McPherson), Alphonsine McNeely (Fort Good Hope), Violet Beaulieu (Fort Resolution), Edith Lafferty (Fort Simpson), Irene LeMouel (Yellowknife), and Irene Firth (Inuvik), observers Charlie Snowshoe (National Committee of the Indian Brotherhood), Jim Koe (Inuvik), Eddie Sanderson (Fort Providence), and staff members Bunny Koosel (Census and Enrolment Project), Cathy Paul (Executive Secretary), and James Wah-Shee (Land Claims Coordinator). Facilitator Barry Roberts continues describing eligibility criteria, indicating that they should also be acceptable to other parties, as broad as possible without be too liberal, able to be applied, and with the ability to find evidence and documentation. Dave McNabb is eager to discuss particular groups of Metis, but Charlie Overvold suggests that they spend more time on what eligibility means first. After lunch, introductions of participants are made. Then Roberts speaks about legal requirements and standards of evidence, since eligibility and enrolment criteria are like laws and may need to be reinterpreted in court if there is a dispute. He suggests that criteria need to be backed up with definitions so that the meaning is clear. Roberts also makes mention of a founding group, the group that was eligible and enrolled on the founding date, and the need to keep the list up to date as time goes on. The recording ends abruptly.

This recording includes sides A and B of the tape.

This item is the ninth part of a twelve-part recording of a Metis Association workshop on negotiation held February 20-21, 1978. This recording was made February 21, 1978. The meeting is in English. The original source item is side A of a 60 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes CN-374A, CN-374B, CN-375A, CN-375B, CN-376A, CN-376B, CN-377A, CN-377B, CN-378B, CN-379A, and CN-379B. The meeting is led by two facilitators and participants include Land Claims Coordinator James Wah-Shee, Land Claims Negotiators Harold Cook, Nora Carriere, and ?, and fieldworkers and others including Rod Hardy, Richard Blake, Dennis, Ted, and Rose. The recording continues with discussions of about the logistics of negotiations, including observers, standards of evidence, seating arrangements, communication schemes, packaging issues and order of negotiation, and issue solutions. Next, the facilitators move into a discussion of strategy. The recording ends abruptly.

This recording includes sides A and B of the tape.

This item is the tenth part of a twelve-part recording of a Metis Association workshop on negotiation held February 20-21, 1978. This recording was made February 21, 1978. The meeting is in English. The original source item is side B of a 60 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes CN-374A, CN-374B, CN-375A, CN-375B, CN-376A, CN-376B, CN-377A, CN-377B, CN-378A, CN-379A, and CN-379B. The meeting is led by two facilitators and participants include Land Claims Coordinator James Wah-Shee, Land Claims Negotiators Harold Cook, Nora Carriere, and ?, and fieldworkers and others including Rod Hardy, Richard Blake, Dennis, Ted, and Rose. The recording continues with discussion on roles and strategy. The importance of the mutually desired outcome of arriving at a settlement is emphasized. The group breaks for lunch, but the tape is left running. After lunch, a role-playing scenario of mock negotiations is outlined. The group is divided into teams representing the Metis Association, Indian Brotherhood, Federal Government and Minister, and Territorial Government. The purpose of the exercise is to give negotiators a dry run and help them put together ideas, as well as to help other members of the Metis Association understand the pressures the negotiators are under, empathize with their position, and get a feel for the opposing side's postion. Audiences to negotiations and their psychological impact on the negotiators are discussed, whether they are physically present in the negotiating room or held in the negotiators' minds. The pros and cons of open and closed meetings are mentioned. The recording ends abruptly.

This recording includes sides A and B of the tape.

This item is the twelfth part of a twelve-part recording of a Metis Association workshop on negotiation held February 20-21, 1978. This recording was made February 21, 1978. The meeting is in English. The original source item is side B of a 60 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes CN-374A, CN-374B, CN-375A, CN-375B, CN-376A, CN-376B, CN-377A, CN-377B, CN-378A, CN-378B, and CN-379A. The meeting is led by two facilitators and participants include Land Claims Coordinator James Wah-Shee, Land Claims Negotiators Harold Cook, Nora Carriere, and ?, and fieldworkers and others including Rod Hardy, Richard Blake, Dennis, Ted, and Rose. The recording continues with the facilitator concluding his explanation of the eight types of coalitions possible between three parties and going through each to discuss the winning coalitions. They speak specifically of the kinds of coalitions the Metis Association could consider, including revolutionary or conservative coalitions and permanent or issue-based coalitions. They also talk about third parties that behave neutrally, side with one of the other parties, or keep the other two parties fighting to benefit themselves. The role of mediator is introduced and the types of actions they can take to reduce conflict outlined, including reducing irrationality, providing opportunity for venting, offering a solution, giving an opportunity to save face, covering pace of retreat, publicly taking responsibilities for concessions to take the heat off the parties, facilitating communication between parties, regulating the cost of conflict, regulating public interference, identifying and promoting use of additional resources and alternatives, and establishing and enforcing norms and rules of procedure.The recording ends abruptly.

This recording includes sides A and B of the tape.

This item is the first part of a nine-part recording of a Metis Association Board workshop on land claims eligibility held in Fort Providence, October 25-26, 1977. This recording was made October 25, 1977. The meeting is in English. The original source item is side A of a 60 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes CN-381B, CN-382A, CN-382B, CN-383A, CN-383B, CN-384A, CN-384B, and CN-386A. The workshop is facilitated by Barry Roberts and participants include Metis Association President Charlie Overvold, Board members Dave McNabb (Hay River), Jim Evans (Fort Smith), Charlie Furlong (Aklavik), Richard Blake (Inuvik), Willie Clark (Fort McPherson), Alphonsine McNeely (Fort Good Hope), Violet Beaulieu (Fort Resolution), Edith Lafferty (Fort Simpson), Irene LeMouel (Yellowknife), and Irene Firth (Inuvik), observers Charlie Snowshoe (National Committee of the Indian Brotherhood), Jim Koe (Inuvik), Eddie Sanderson (Fort Providence), and staff members Bunny Koosel (Census and Enrolment Project), Cathy Paul (Executive Secretary), and James Wah-Shee (Land Claims Coordinator). The workshop begins with Charlie Overvold outlining the aim, which is to go deeper into discussions on eligibility and come up with a plan to in communities so that a decision can be made at the next General Assembly. Next, a status report is given on the Metis Census project. Next, facilitator Barry Roberts describes eligibility and enrolment, gives the specific meanings of each, and their relationship to the Metis Census project. He highlights the importance of having a proven mandate from a group of people to represent them. Barry also suggests that there can be two kinds of eligibility: being enrolled as a Metis or non-status person and being eligible to share in the benefits. The recording ends abruptly.

This recording includes sides A and B of the tape.

This item is the second part of a nine-part recording of a Metis Association Board workshop on land claims eligibility held in Fort Providence, October 25-26, 1977. This recording was made October 25, 1977. The meeting is in English. The original source item is side B of a 60 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes CN-381A, CN-382A, CN-382B, CN-383A, CN-383B, CN-384A, CN-384B, and CN-386A. The workshop is facilitated by Barry Roberts and participants include Metis Association President Charlie Overvold, Board members Dave McNabb (Hay River), Jim Evans (Fort Smith), Charlie Furlong (Aklavik), Richard Blake (Inuvik), Willie Clark (Fort McPherson), Alphonsine McNeely (Fort Good Hope), Violet Beaulieu (Fort Resolution), Edith Lafferty (Fort Simpson), Irene LeMouel (Yellowknife), and Irene Firth (Inuvik), observers Charlie Snowshoe (National Committee of the Indian Brotherhood), Jim Koe (Inuvik), Eddie Sanderson (Fort Providence), and staff members Bunny Koosel (Census and Enrolment Project), Cathy Paul (Executive Secretary), and James Wah-Shee (Land Claims Coordinator). Facilitator Barry Roberts continues discussing the importance of having a large mandate and separating enrollment as a Metis from eligibility for benefits. Roberts describes the different ways of methods of determining eligibility that had been used in the James Bay, Yukon, and Alaskan claims. He suggests that the Territorial Board take on the task of deciding what eligibility should be before taking it back to the communities for agreement. He indicates that strict rules can be applied by staff members and difficult cases could be referred back to the Board. Completed lists could be sent to local committees for examination and community approval. After a coffee break, Roberts describes eligibility criteria like a law of selection, which should be short and precise, without ambiguity or personalities, and against which future court protests can be considered. He indicates that criteria must also be clear and easily understood and acceptable to the people. The recording ends abruptly.

This recording includes sides A and B of the tape.

This item is the seventh part of a twelve-part recording of a Metis Association workshop on negotiation held February 20-21, 1978. This recording was made February 20-21, 1978. The meeting is in English. The original source item is side A of a 60 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes CN-374A, CN-374B, CN-375A, CN-375B, CN-376A, CN-376B, CN-377B, CN-378A, CN-378B, CN-379A, and CN-379B. The meeting is led by two facilitators and participants include Land Claims Coordinator James Wah-Shee, Land Claims Negotiators Harold Cook, Nora Carriere, and ?, and fieldworkers and others including Rod Hardy, Richard Blake, Dennis, Ted, and Rose. The recording continues with the facilitator discussing tactics to deal with role-conflict between the negotiators and the Association. Then the group considers how they will structure themselves as negotiators, whether having a chief negotiator or specializing for issues and the need for communication among the negotiators. They also discuss the physical structure of the negotiating space, including separate discussion rooms for each side. The facilitator also goes over other issues to consider, like being aware of body language, deciding the length of bargaining talks in advance and whether they can extended, who else will be allowed in the negotiating room, and how to pass messages back and forth. The workshop breaks for the day and resumes the next morning with a review of topics covered the previous day, including definitions, questions to ask when creating a position, the people involved in negotiations, and kinds of positions to take in bargaining. The recording ends abruptly.

This recording includes sides A and B of the tape.

This item is the eleventh part of an eleven-part recording of a Metis Association Board meeting held in Fort Smith, March 1, 1977. The meeting is in English. The original source item is side B of a 60 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes CN-367A, CN-367B, CN368A, CN-369A, CN-369B, CN-370A, CN-370B, CN-371A, CN-371B, and CN-372A. Some tapes appear to be missing. The meeting is chaired by Metis Association President Rick Hardy. Other participants include Charlie Overvold, Charlie Furlong, Alphonsine McNeely, Joe Mercredi, Rod Hardy, Jim Allard, Irene LeMouel, Max Morin, Violet Beaulieu, Ruth Carol, Buster, Ted, and Bob. The recording continues with Nick Sibbeston presenting on various pieces of legislation and their relationship to hunting, fishing, and trapping rights of First Nations and Metis people. Discussion for most of the tape centres around eligibility for General Hunting Licenses under the Game Ordinance. Nick mentions that he plans to outline the rights granted for the Indigenous people under the James Bay Agreement to show how they are different. The recording ends when the meeting adjourns for the night.

This recording includes sides A and B of the tape.

This item is the first part of a twelve-part recording of a Metis Association workshop on negotiation held February 20-21, 1978. This recording was made February 20, 1978. The meeting is in English. The original source item is side A of a 60 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes CN-374B, CN-375A, CN-375B, CN-376A, CN-376B, CN-377A, CN-377B, CN-378A, CN-378B, CN-379A, and CN-379B. The meeting is led by two facilitators and participants include Land Claims Coordinator James Wah-Shee and Land Claims Negotiators Harold Cook, Nora Carriere, and ?. The recording begins with a facilitator defining negotiations and bargaining, touching on the importance of agenda formation. The position of the negotiators as agents within the structure of the Metis Association is also explained. The facilitator outlines the elements of negotiation as a joint decision-making process, involving a conflict of action, with negotiators having different preferences on joint action, strategic in the sense of anticipating the wants of the other party, and involving talk about methods of agreement before action is taken. Then the group listens to what sounds like the recording of an interview on the topics including the pipeline, land development, and land claims proposals. Finally, other influencing factors and tactics in negotiation are discussed, including personal relationships between the negotiators of the opposing parties, refusing to cooperate, using of lines of retreat, public opinion, and the physical condition of the negotiators. The recording ends abruptly.

This recording includes sides A and B of the tape.

This item is the fourth part of a twelve-part recording of a Metis Association workshop on negotiation held February 20-21, 1978. This recording was made February 20, 1978. The meeting is in English. The original source item is side B of a 60 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes CN-374A, CN-374B, CN-375A, CN-376A, CN-376B, CN-377A, CN-377B, CN-378A, CN-378B, CN-379A, and CN-379B. The meeting is led by two facilitators and participants include Land Claims Coordinator James Wah-Shee and Land Claims Negotiators Harold Cook, Nora Carriere, and ?. The recording continues with the facilitator speaking more about demands, offers, and threats. The group is directed to go through the position on Objective 1 from the land claims paper, working through the handout from the perspective of the Metis Association. They work through the Demand column, asking who needs to make the decision or take action, when the demand must be answered, and what makes the demand legitimate. Then they work through the Offer column, asking who benefits if the decision is made, when the benefits will occur, and what benefits can be expected at what cost. The recording ends abruptly.

This recording includes sides A and B of the tape.

This item is the third part of a twelve-part recording of a Metis Association workshop on negotiation held February 20-21, 1978. This recording was made February 20, 1978. The meeting is in English. The original source item is side A of a 60 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes CN-374A, CN-374B, CN-375B, CN-376A, CN-376B, CN-377A, CN-377B, CN-378A, CN-378B, CN-379A, and CN-379B. The meeting is led by two facilitators and participants include Land Claims Coordinator James Wah-Shee and Land Claims Negotiators Harold Cook, Nora Carriere, and ?. The recording continues with the discussion on novel situations and how to handle them. The facilitator outlines what will be taught in the afternoon before the group breaks for lunch. After lunch, the facilitator speaks about the types of positions: maximized (asking for a lot more than you think they will give), equitable (a stand that is considered fair for all involved), and integrated (presenting multiple alternatives for the other side to choose from). The group discusses which category the Metis land claims proposal would fall into. The facilitator talks about ranking objectives by importance, then the group begins going over a handout with columns for demands, offers, and threats and questions to ask for each. They talk about demands and making concessions. The recording ends abruptly.

This recording includes sides A and B of the tape.