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[4] The overview also noted that the framework will not "[d]efine and limit the rights of Indigenous Peoples, [c]reate municipal-style governments, [i]nfringe on provincial or territorial jurisdiction, [a]lter, without the agreement of the parties, any treaties, agreements or arrangements concluded under existing policies, or tables currently ...
Indigenous peoples and individuals have the right not to be subjected to forced assimilation or destruction of their culture. Rights of indigenous individuals and people to protect their culture through practices, languages, education, media, and religion, including control of their intellectual property (articles 9–15, 16, 25, and 31)
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Pages in category "Treaties of Indigenous peoples in Canada" ... Treaty rights; A. Paix des Braves; B ...
Canadian Aboriginal Law is different from Canadian Indigenous law: In Canada, Indigenous Law refers to the legal traditions, customs, and practices of Indigenous peoples and groups. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Aboriginal peoples as a collective noun [ 4 ] is a specific term of art used in legal documents, including the Constitution Act, 1982 , and includes ...
The concept of treaty rights also applies to a smaller number of Inuit and Metis in Canada, who have entered into treaties. By extension, a "treaty Indian" is a Canadian legal term for a person who has inherited such rights. Treaty rights are not the only rights claimed by indigenous peoples.
(2) In this Act, "aboriginal peoples of Canada" includes the Indian, Inuit and Métis peoples of Canada. (3) For greater certainty, in subsection (1) "treaty rights" includes rights that now exist by way of land claims agreements or may be so acquired.
The International Indian Treaty Council (IITC) is an organization of Indigenous Peoples from North, Central, South America, the Caribbean and the Pacific working for the Sovereignty and Self-Determination of Indigenous Peoples and the recognition and protection of Indigenous Rights, Treaties, Traditional Cultures and Sacred Lands.
Musqueam flag. The Van der Peet test is a legal framework used by Canadian courts to determine the scope and content of Indigenous rights. The test was established by the Supreme Court of Canada in the 1996 case of R v Van der Peet, which involved the Musqueam First Nation in British Columbia and their traditional fishing practices.