SOC220H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Wampum, Mattress, Restorative Justice
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Term that has legal status in canadian law. Only legislation that regulates a group of people, indian act. Operated since 1876 to control indigenous people. Living within communities, access to programs (not always equivalent) Christopher columbus landed in north america and thought he was in india. Only appropriate when self-referring or in law. Legal term describing the people who have constitutional rights under section 35. Different rights than non-indigenous people that are not accessible by others. Only use when you"re referring people on or off reserve or status. One group of people hard to define and identify. When things get murky, the government tries to place identities on the in- digenous. Some who only believe that direct lineage from the red river settlement in. Manitoba, half french/half metis, or one metis/one non-aboriginal. Louis riel was the original leader during the fur trade. Traditional territory is above nunavut and nwt. Different rights and connections to the land.
