POLS 3125 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-4: Montreal Annexation Manifesto, North West Company, Red River Colony
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Aboriginal treaties in canada are constitutionally recognized agreements between the crown and. Most of these agreements describe exchanges where aboriginal groups agree to share some of their interests in their ancestral lands in return for various payments and promises. On a deeper level, treaties are sometimes understood, particularly on the aboriginal side, as sacred covenants between peoples that establish the relationship linking those for whom. Canada is an ancient homeland with those whose family roots lie in other countries. Thus, treaties form the constitutional and moral basis of alliance between aboriginal peoples and canada. This is a synopsis of the indian act from the report of the royal commission on aboriginal. Just in case anyone has a spare decade you can read the whole document, from moodle. https://moodle. yorku. ca/moodle/pluginfile. php/1150257/mod_resource/content/1/rcap. Another good place to find information on aboriginal treaties pertinent information is; http://www. thecanadianencyclopedia. ca/en/article/aboriginal-treaties/