1. Aboriginals
Introduction United States law has used the doctrine of "discovery" to justify the takeover of Indian people and territory. ... It follows that the 1969 white paper was not surprising. The white paper dismissed treaties as of little significance and denied any legal character to aboriginal title claims. ... In 1982 section 35 was added to the Constitution of Canada: (1) The existing aboriginal and treaty rights of the aboriginal peoples of Canada are hereby recognized and affirmed. (2) In this Act, "aboriginal peoples of Canada" includes the Indian, Inuit and Metis peoples of C...
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