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Indigenous peoples in Canada demand to have their land rights and their Aboriginal titles respected by the Canadian government. These outstanding land claims are some of the main political issues facing Indigenous peoples today. [1] [2] The Government of Canada started recognizing Indigenous land claims in 1973.
The Kanesatake land claim is one of the most politicized land claims in Canada, in parts because of its significance during the Oka Crisis. The claim originates from the original establishment of the Sulpician mission on the shore of Lac des Deux-Montagnes, where land was set aside for the Mohawks to settle in 1717.
First Nations, Métis and Inuit negotiate with the Government of Canada through Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada in all affairs concerning land, entitlement, and rights. [159] The First Nation groups that operate independently do not belong to these groups.
In his 1969 White Paper, then-Minister of Indian Affairs, Jean Chrétien, proposed the abolition of the Indian Act of Canada, the rejection of Aboriginal land claims, and the assimilation of First Nations people into the Canadian population with the status of "other ethnic minorities" rather than as a distinct group. [87]
Terrasses de la Chaudière houses the departmental headquarters in Gatineau, Quebec.. Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC; French: Relations Couronne-Autochtones et des Affaires du Nord Canada) [NB 1] is the department of the Government of Canada responsible for Canada's northern lands and territories, and one of two departments with responsibility for policies ...
Aboriginal peoples in Canada are defined in the Constitution Act, 1982 as Indians, Inuit and Métis.Prior to the acquisition of the land by European empires or the Canadian state after 1867, First Nations (Indian), Inuit, and Métis peoples had a wide variety of polities within their countries, from band societies, to tribal chiefdoms, multinational confederacies, to representative democracies ...
In Canada, aboriginal title is considered a sui generis interest in land. Aboriginal title has been described this way in order to distinguish it from other proprietary interests, but also due to the fact its characteristics cannot be explained by reference either to only the common law rules of real property, or to only the rules of property found in Indigenous legal systems.
Approximately 22% of the planet's land is indigenous territories, with this figure varying slightly depending on how both indigeneity and land-use are defined. [5] indigenous peoples play a crucial role as the main knowledge keepers within their communities. [2] This knowledge includes that which relates to the maintenance of social-ecological ...
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