INDIGST 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Restorative Justice, Institutional Racism, Anishinaabe Clan System
15 Oct 2017
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The existing aboriginal and treaty rights of the aboriginal peoples of canada are hereby recognized and af rmed. In this act, aboriginal peoples of canada includes the indian, inuit and metis peoples of. For greater certainty, in subsection (1) treaty rights includes rights that now exist by way of land claims agreements or may be so acquired. During the 80s, relations between indigenous peoples and the government are quite tense. Quebec wanted to opt out of federal programming but still wanted federal transfers (not complete sovereignty but increased autonomy and jurisdiction for quebec) Mulroney says that the accord must be settled within 3 years. Commissioners must agree for it to pass. Fns were concerned bc there is a lot of ind land in quebec and they were worried about the relationship between their land and the federal government. Almost all mlas said we"re leaning towards yes, fn"s said no. Concerning quebec"s autonomy but also aboriginal self government.
