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Frank Calder

Nisga'a leader and legislator · 1915-2006

First Status Indian elected to any legislature in Canada, and the name on the case that created modern land claims.

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Life story

1. August 3, 1915 · Nass Valley, British Columbia
   Born at Nass Harbour in the Nass Valley
2. June 15, 1949 · Victoria, British Columbia
   Elected to the British Columbia legislature, the first Status Indian to sit in any Canadian legislature
3. 1955 · Nass Valley
   Revived the Nisga'a Tribal Council to press the land question
4. January 31, 1973 · Ottawa
   The Supreme Court recognized that Aboriginal title existed at common law
5. May 11, 2000 · Nass Valley
   Lived to see the Nisga'a Treaty come into force
6. November 4, 2006 · Victoria
   Died at Victoria

In the timeline

• 1973 — The Calder decision
• 2000 — The Nisga'a Treaty

Sources

• Wikipedia article: Frank Calder (politician)
• Dictionary of Canadian Biography
• The Canadian Encyclopedia