Aboriginal Courts in Canada
Research paper looks at federal and provincial legislation, inherent Aboriginal rights and negotiated agreements, and different Aboriginal courts in Canada.
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Research paper looks at federal and provincial legislation, inherent Aboriginal rights and negotiated agreements, and different Aboriginal courts in Canada.
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Discusses the self-government issues of legitimacy, power and resources, by using examples of current agreements. The article breaks the areas down in terms of: basic principles, rights through treaties, federal-provincial division of power, status of lands, legislative powers, and funding.
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Discusses four issues: housing; guardianship and decision making; protection; wills and estates.
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Research paper discusses the Indian Act, provincial family laws, traditional Aboriginal property rights, and divorces.
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Approximately 343 sources, dated from 1762 through 1972, focusing on the St. Regis Reservation in New York, but equally applicable to Mohawks of Akwesasne in Ontario and Quebec. Citations are arranged by subject and subdivided by author.
Film explores Tribal members' perspectives on traditional knowledge, history, the impact of early contact and westward expansion, the importance of language, and cultural continuity.