LAW 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Relate, Indian Act, Canadian Aboriginal Law
CLO1:Describe some of the major historical, social, and political forces impacting the
development and evolution of the legal framework between the Canadian state and the
Aboriginal peoples of Canada.
CLO2:Explain the main points of interaction between the Canadian legal system and the
Aboriginal peoples of Canada in areas such as resource development, the criminal justice
system, and social welfare
CLO3:Describe the importance of Indigenous legal traditions in Canada to current and future
reconciliation between the Canadian state and Aboriginal peoples.
CLO4:Contrast Western and Indigenous traditions of legal reasoning and argumentation.
CLO5:Describe current legal issues affecting Aboriginal peoples of Canada within the broader
context of the world’s Indigenous peoples.
CLO 6:Evaluate the impact of international standards on Canadian Aboriginal Law, including the
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Week 1 and 2
The Colonial Legacy
By the end of this topic, learners will be able to:
• Recognize the impact of colonialism on Aboriginal peoples in Canada [CLO 1]
• Identify the continuing effect of past and current colonial structures on the social,
economic, and political conditions of Aboriginal peoples in Canada [CLO 1]
• Describe the role that law and legal structures have played and continue to play in
perpetuating the legacy of colonialism for Aboriginal peoples [CLO 1, 2]
• Analyze the role of law in effecting change and helping to reverse the legacy of
colonialism for Aboriginal peoples [CLO 1, 2, 3, 4]
Week 3 and 4
Indigenous Legal Traditions
By the end of this topic, learners will be able to:
• Describe the similarities and differences of a number of Indigenous legal traditions
existing in Canada [CLO 3, 4]
• Discuss broad differences between legal reasoning in Western legal traditions and in
Indigenous legal traditions [CLO 4]
• Analyze the effect of the lack of recognition/repression of Indigenous legal traditions as
part of the legacy of colonialism [CLO 1, 2, 3]
• Examine the role that recognition and revitalization of Indigenous legal traditions can
play in the reconciliation of Aboriginal peoples with the Canadian state [CLO 3]
Week 5 and 6
Sovereignty, Governance & Constitutional Issues
By the end of this topic, learners will be able to:
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Document Summary
Clo1:describe some of the major historical, social, and political forces impacting the development and evolution of the legal framework between the canadian state and the. Clo2:explain the main points of interaction between the canadian legal system and the. Aboriginal peoples of canada in areas such as resource development, the criminal justice system, and social welfare. Clo3:describe the importance of indigenous legal traditions in canada to current and future reconciliation between the canadian state and aboriginal peoples. Clo4:contrast western and indigenous traditions of legal reasoning and argumentation. Clo5:describe current legal issues affecting aboriginal peoples of canada within the broader context of the world"s indigenous peoples. Clo 6:evaluate the impact of international standards on canadian aboriginal law, including the. United nations declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples. By the end of this topic, learners will be able to: recognize the impact of colonialism on aboriginal peoples in canada [clo 1]
