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Some see the Royal Proclamation of 1763 as a "fundamental document" for First Nations land claims and self-government. [29] It is "the first legal recognition by the British Crown of Aboriginal rights " [ 30 ] and imposes a fiduciary duty of care on the Crown.
British Royal Proclamation of 1763 (October 7, 1763) Instructions to Governor Murray; Instructions to Governor Carleton; Quebec Act (June 22, 1774) Constitutional Act of 1791 (June 10, 1791) Ninety-Two Resolutions (February 21, 1834) Report of the Royal Commission for the Investigation of all Grievances Affecting His Majesty's Subjects of Lower ...
That list contained the pre-1970 documents listed in the schedule of the Constitution Act 1982, plus the Royal Proclamation 1763 and the following documents. All of the following documents were either redundant with a later constitutional document, were repealed, or were spent after they served their one purpose.
The Royal Proclamation of 1763 is the foundation document creating special land rights for Indigenous peoples within Canada (which was called "Quebec" in 1763). Section 91(24) of the Constitution Act, 1867 gives the federal parliament exclusive power to legislate in matters related to "Indians, and Lands reserved for the Indians". [ 8 ]
"Indian Reserve" is a historical term for the largely uncolonized land in North America that was claimed by France, ceded to Great Britain through the Treaty of Paris (1763) at the end of the Seven Years' War—also known as the French and Indian War—and set aside for the First Nations in the Royal Proclamation of 1763.
The policy of Great Britain regarding its newly acquired colonies of America was revealed in a Royal Proclamation, issued on October 7, 1763. The proclamation renamed Canada "The Province of Quebec", redefined its borders and established a British-appointed colonial government. Although not an act of Parliament, the proclamation expressed the ...
A royal source said the Prince of Wales asked Harry and Meghan to join in the walkabout, where they read tributes and met dozens of members of the public for more than 40 minutes.
The first semblance of a constitution for Canada was the Royal Proclamation of 1763. [9] The act renamed the northeasterly portion of the former French province of New France as the Province of Quebec, roughly coextensive with the southern third of contemporary Quebec.