LAW 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Iroquois, Indian Act, Inuit
11 May 2018
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• Common Terms You Might Hear In Reference To Aboriginal
Peoples In Canada
• A Broad Look At Aboriginal Peoples In Canada Today - with a
focus on peoples & communities it is comprised of.
Queen’s University & the Faculty of Law are located on the traditional
territory of the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe peoples.
Why is it important to acknowledge this? It reminds us that:
1. Canada is built on the traditional lands of the original inhabitants
of North America.
2. Aboriginal peoples (whose territory we now live on) still inhabit the land
3. From a legal perspective, the legal orders and traditions of
Aboriginal peoples still exist. We need to recognize their presence and
traditional territories if we want to move towards reconciliation.
While these peoples share a common history of colonialism, they also have
diverse histories in cultures as well as a collective identity.
Just as an inhabitant of Denmark thinks of himself or herself as a Dane first and a European
second, the original inhabitants of north America think of themselves primarily as Haudenosaunee or
Anishinaabe or Inuit or Metis and only secondarily as members of the larger group.
The most general terms to reference the original inhabitants of North
America are Aboriginal and Indigenous. Both of these terms are
acceptable, but there are distinctions in their use.
There are however, a few terms that should be avoided.
• Indian
o It continues to be used in had historical context and in some
legal context primarily those governed by the Indian Act.
o Persons who are registered under that act, for example, are
sometimes still referred to as status Indians in official context.
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Document Summary
Common terms you might hear in reference to aboriginal. Peoples in canada: a broad look at aboriginal peoples in canada today - with a focus on peoples & communities it is comprised of. Queen"s university & the faculty of law are located on the traditional territory of the haudenosaunee and anishinaabe peoples. We need to recognize their presence and traditional territories if we want to move towards reconciliation. While these peoples share a common history of colonialism, they also have diverse histories in cultures as well as a collective identity. Just as an inhabitant of denmark thinks of himself or herself as a dane first and a european second, the original inhabitants of north america think of themselves primarily as haudenosaunee or. Anishinaabe or inuit or metis and only secondarily as members of the larger group. The most general terms to reference the original inhabitants of north. Both of these terms are acceptable, but there are distinctions in their use.
