LAWS 3504 Lecture 1: Lecture 1 - September 11
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Six political national organizations of the aboriginal peoples. Lecture 1 september 11, 2013: afn: assembly of first nations (mostly reserve population and status indians). Aboriginal law on a large scale is dealt with through the supreme court of canada (scc), so it involves case law (precendents, or stare decisis) and constitutions, including constitutional agreements, interpretations, and amendments. *see the pdf document to see how aboriginals are categorized* Slide 1: v. powley 2003 scc 43 : Ancestral connection to the historic m tis community; and. Section 35 of the constitution act constitutionally protects rights of aboriginal peoples, which includes m tis, inuit and indians. Inuit are the aboriginals in the northern region of canada, and who largely have their own form of self-government. Indians are all aboriginals other than the m tis. Registered indians are people who are registered with the federal government as indians, according to the terms of the indian act. Registered indians are also known as status indians.
