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Canadian Aboriginal law is the body of Canadian law that concerns a variety of issues related to aboriginal peoples in Canada.[1] Aboriginal law provides certain rights to land and traditional practices. It enforces and interprets certain treaties between the government and Aboriginal people, and manages much of their interaction.'[2]
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[edit] Sources of law
Aboriginal law is based on a variety of sources. Section 91(24) of the Constitution Act, 1867 gives the federal parliament exclusive power to legislate in matters related to "Indians, and Lands reserved for the Indians.[3] " Under this power, that legislative body has enacted the Indian Act, First Nations Land Management Act, Indian Oil and Gas Act, and the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development Act.[4] Part II of the Constitution Act, 1982, recognizes Aboriginal treaty and land rights, with section 35 being particularly important. Section 35's recognition of Aboriginal rights refers to an ancient source of Aboriginal rights in custom.[5]
[edit] See also
- Category:Canadian Aboriginal case law (List of Canadian case law dealing with Aboriginal peoples)
- The Canadian Crown and Aboriginal peoples
- Numbered Treaties
- Indian Health Transfer Policy (Canada)
- Indian Act
[edit] References
- ^ Hogg, Peter W., Constitutional Law of Canada. 2003 Student Ed. Scarborough, Ontario: Thomson Canada Limited, 2003, page 631.
- ^ Campagnolo, Iona (13 January 2005). "Speech by Lieutenant Governor Iona Campagnolo, Kyuquot First Nation Community Reception". written at Kyuquot. In Office of the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia. Victoria: Queen's Printer for British Columbia. http://www.ltgov.bc.ca/whatsnew/sp/sp_jan13_1_2005.htm. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
- ^ Smith, David E. (1999). The Republican Option in Canada. Toronto, Buffalo, London: University of Toronto Press. p. 16. ISBN 0-0820-4469-7. http://books.google.com/?id=76xNy6aexcgC&pg=PA70&dq=monarchy+canada&q=monarchy%20canada.
- ^ Elkins, David J.. Policy Options: Bye-Bye for Good? (Montreal: Institute for Research on Public Policy) (May 1999): p. 23. http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/may99/elkins.pdf. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
- ^ "Constitution Act, 1982 Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms". Department of Justice. Government of Canada. 1982. http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/const/annex_e.html#II. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
[edit] Further reading
- Asch, Michael (1998). Aboriginal and treaty rights in Canada : essays on law, equality, and respect for differen. University of British Columbia Press. ISBN 0774805811. http://books.google.ca/books?id=9Uae4mTTyYYC&lpg=PA266&dq=Aboriginal%20and%20treaty%20rights%20in%20Canada%20%3A%20essays%20on%20law%2C%20equality%2C%20and%20respect%20for%20differen&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=true.
- Bell, Catherine; Robert K. Paterson (2009). Protection of First Nations Cultural Heritage: Laws, Policy, and Reform. UBC Press. ISBN 9780774814638. http://books.google.ca/books?id=dri7rAWiVYsC&lpg=PP1&dq=First%20Nations&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=true
- Bell, Catherine; Val Napoleon (2008). First Nations Cultural Heritage and Law: Case Studies, Voices, and Perspectives. UBC Press. ISBN 9780774814614. http://books.google.ca/books?id=avKUsA40Q0QC&lpg=PP1&dq=First%20Nations&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=true
- Borrows, John (2002). Recovering Canada: the resurgence of Indigenous law. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 0802036791. http://books.google.ca/books?id=3c0x55W22qoC&lpg=PP1&dq=law%20in%20%20Canada&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=true
- Dupuis, Renée (2002). Justice for Canada's Aboriginal peoples. James Lorimer and Company. ISBN 1550287753. http://books.google.ca/books?id=IDtqbuKaRb8C&lpg=PP1&dq=Aboriginal%20peoples%20%20Canada&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=true.
- Gibson, Gordon (2009). A New Look at Canadian Indian Policy: Respect the Collective - Promote the Individual. Vancouver: Fraser Institute. ISBN 0889752435. http://books.google.com/?id=oWkWXRcqCM4C&lpg=PP1&dq=A%20New%20Look%20at%20Canadian%20Indian%20Policy%3A%20Respect%20the%20Collective%20-%20Promote%20the%20Individual&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=true.
[edit] External links
- Canadian Aboriginal Law, Indian Law - Canadian Law Information
- A Brief Introduction to Aboriginal Law in Canada (Bill Henderson Barrister & Solicitor)
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