POLSCI 3C03 Study Guide - Distinct Society, Sovereign People, Oka Crisis
8 Apr 2014
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Final extinguishment- federal government insistence of a provision in which a settlement include a clause saying that it ended forever all claims concerning territory. Concerns surrounding this stemmed from the possibility in which future generations would not benefit from their aboriginal rights. Quality of life for on-reserve indigenous peoples: 1998 indian affairs study concluded the application of un criteria to on-reserve indigenous peoples did not equate to the average canadian quality of life but rather brazilian standard. Comparable to a third world country during a time in which canadians and government proclaimed canada to be the best country in the world . The relationship between land claims and natural resource exploitation: The lubicon lake cree case and temagami ontario- both claims missed by treaty makers in the 1800s, while both bands attempted to claim their entitlements which would have been appropriated if treaties had been formed.
