{"id":865,"date":"2009-10-19T11:16:38","date_gmt":"2009-10-19T19:16:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec521\/?p=865"},"modified":"2009-10-19T11:24:44","modified_gmt":"2009-10-19T19:24:44","slug":"httpwww-law-ualberta-cacentresccsissuesaboriginalrightsbackground-php","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec521\/2009\/10\/19\/httpwww-law-ualberta-cacentresccsissuesaboriginalrightsbackground-php\/","title":{"rendered":"Centre for Constitutional Rights – Aboriginal Cultural Rights Module 2-3"},"content":{"rendered":"

Website: University of Alberta<\/strong><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.law.ualberta.ca\/centres\/ccs\/issues\/aboriginalrightsbackground.php<\/p>\n

Centre for Constitutional Rights<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aboriginal Rights Background<\/strong><\/p>\n

In light of the discussion on cultural rights, I thought it relevant to post an excerpt from the University Alberta\u2019s description of Aboriginal cultural rights in regards to the Canadian Constitution. \u00a0For those interested cultural rights this site has numerous further readings that would be a great place to start researching.<\/p>\n

Aboriginal rights are communal rights, shared by all members of an aboriginal group rather than being specific to an individual person. Because of this common nature, aboriginal rights are not defined the same way as the individual common law rights shared by all Canadians, such as the right to vote, freedom of religion, or freedom of expression.[11]<\/a> Many aboriginal rights are cultural rights. The purpose of section 35(1) of the Constitution<\/em> is to reconcile aboriginal peoples\u2019 rights to traditional customs and practices with European law and the present-day rule of the Crown.[12]<\/a> Cultural rights include the activities practiced by all aboriginal peoples in general and certain aboriginal groups in particular, for example the right to speak indigenous languages and the right to perform traditional customs such as dances, songs and ceremonies. Rights particular to certain aboriginal groups depend upon the historical practices and customs of each group. This includes, for example, the right to fish or hunt in a certain area regardless of whether or not one has title to that land. Cultural activities such as hunting, fishing, language and art are the most basic type of aboriginal rights, and may exist without aboriginal title to land. In order to establish that an activity is an aboriginal right, it is necessary to prove that the Aboriginal group bringing the claim practiced this activity, tradition or custom and that it was culturally important at the time of European contact.[13]<\/a><\/p>\n

Government Links<\/p>\n

Indian and Northern Affairs Canada<\/a><\/p>\n

Jane May Allain, \u201cAboriginal Fishing Rights: Supreme Court Decisions\u201d Library of Parliament (October 1996)<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cAboriginal Rights\u201d Canadian Human Rights Commission<\/a><\/p>\n

BC Treaty Commission<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cAboriginal Canada Portal\u201d Government of Canada<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cTreaty Policy Directorate\u201d Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (26 July 2006)<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cFirst Nations Land Management Act\u201d Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (23 April 2004)<\/a><\/p>\n

Further Readings:<\/p>\n

\u201cCanadian Native Law Cases \u2013 Case law 1763-1978\u201d University of Saskatchewan<\/a><\/p>\n

“A Brief Introduction to Aboriginal Law in Canada” Bill Henderson Virtual Law Office<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cAboriginal Rights and Title in Canada After Delgamuukw: Anthropological Perspectives\u201d Aboriginal Rights and Title<\/a><\/p>\n

Aboriginal Law and Legislation<\/a><\/p>\n

“First Nations Treaties, Law, and Land Claims Theme Page” Community Learning Network<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cAboriginal Rights\u201d The Canadian Encyclopedia<\/a><\/p>\n

Action for Aboriginal Rights<\/a><\/p>\n

Centre for Indigenous Sovereignty<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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