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.
Related Material: Fact Sheet.
Designed for First Nations wanting to establish their own laws in response to the Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families (Bill C-92).
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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An examination of the conflict between Canada's information management regime and Indigenous data sovereignty rights, suggesting the need for Indigenous sovereignty recognition and to treat Indigenous data with the same respect as data received from other nations.
Research paper discusses the Indian Act, provincial family laws, traditional Aboriginal property rights, and divorces.
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Film explores Tribal members' perspectives on traditional knowledge, history, the impact of early contact and westward expansion, the importance of language, and cultural continuity.
Uses date and relationship cards to educate students about First Nations and Newcomer interactions leading up to the signing of Treaty 1 in 1871.
Text of letter protesting the misappropriation of land, failure to create treaties, and the policies of the B.C. government. Site also includes information on laws and customs, historical and political context, and timeline from 1763 to 2009.