LWSO 203 Lecture Notes - Indian Act, Sun Dance, Potlatch
25 Mar 2013
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Aboriginal influences: aboriginal political and legal systems. Most had a stable method of governance and making decisions. Passing on standards of behaviour by storytelling and through ceremonial rituals. Dispute settlement linked to governance methods and structure. 2 key elements: focus on responsibility to each other, the group, the creator as opposed to individual rights, collective property focused on stewardship rather than ownership, aboriginal colonizer relations. Royal proclamation 1763: all aboriginal lands not preciously transferred to europeans are reserved for the exclusive use and possession of the. Indian lands can only be transferred to the crown. Ceding lands in exchange for reserve lands. Guarantee of means of subsistence on surrendered lands. Educational and medical assistance in some treaties. Constitution act 1867 federal jurisdiction for indians and lands reserved for indians. Indians were considered wards of the state, and unable to care for their own affairs.
