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  2. Indigenous self-government in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Indigenous or Aboriginal self-government refers to proposals to give governments representing the Indigenous peoples in Canada greater powers of government. [1] These proposals range from giving Aboriginal governments powers similar to that of local governments in Canada to demands that Indigenous governments be recognized as sovereign, and capable of "nation-to-nation" negotiations as legal ...

  3. Canadian Indigenous law - Wikipedia

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    Canadian aboriginal law is the area of law related to the Canadian Government's relationship with its Indigenous peoples (First Nations, Métis and Inuit). Section 91(24) of the Constitution Act, 1867 gives the federal parliament exclusive power to legislate in matters related to Aboriginals, which includes groups governed by the Indian Act ...

  4. Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Wikipedia

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    The study of the historical relations between the government and Aboriginal people, in order to determine the possibility of Aboriginal self-government, and the legal status of previous agreements that included, the Royal Proclamation of 1763, the Indian Act, the Numbered treaties and Aboriginal case law. [3]

  5. Indigenous peoples in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Canadian Aboriginal law is the area of law related to the Canadian government's relationship with the Indigenous peoples. Section 91(24) of the Constitution Act, 1867 gives the federal parliament exclusive power to legislate in matters related to Aboriginals, which includes groups governed by the Indian Act , different Numbered Treaties and ...

  6. List of First Nations band governments - Wikipedia

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    Classification of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas; List of traditional territories of the Indigenous peoples of North America; Canada. List of Canadian Aboriginal leaders; List of First Nations peoples; List of Indian reserves in Canada; List of Indian reserves in Canada by population; List of place names in Canada of Aboriginal origin ...

  7. Canadian Aboriginal law - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  8. History of Indigenous organizations in Canada - Wikipedia

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    The objective was to assist groups "to communicate their needs and views effectively to all levels of government, to participate in the political, social and economic institutions of Canadian society, and to contribute to the development of aboriginal leadership." In July 1971, the "First National Native Women's Conference" took place.

  9. Congress of Aboriginal Peoples - Wikipedia

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    The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP) (formerly the Native Council of Canada and briefly the Indigenous Peoples Assembly of Canada), founded in 1971, is a national Canadian aboriginal organization that represents Aboriginal peoples (Non-Status and Status Indians, Métis, and Southern Inuit) who live off Indian reserves in either urban or rural areas across Canada. [1]