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Collective Rights (Important Moments in History (1939: First Nations…
Collective Rights
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Vocabulary
collective rights: Rights that are guaranteed to specific groups in Canadian society for historical and constitutional reasons. These groups are Aboriginal people, which includes First Nations, Metis and Inuit as well as Francophones and anglophones
collective identity: the shared identity of a group of people, especially because of a common language and culture
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Indian act: Federal legislation related to the rights and status of First Nations peoples, first passed on 1876 and has been amended several times
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Related Legislation :
1876: Canada's parliament passed the Indian Act. The Indian Act made rules about the First Nations lives without consulting them. The British were very ethnocentric.
The act also created officials for each reserve. These officials are called "Indian Agents." Indian agents have the power to decide individually how the government would fulfill its duties. There were many interpretation of what treaty rights meant.
Originally the act was aimed to assimilate First Nations people. Defined how First Nations conducted their affairs. At points in history the act restricted the rights of the people to travel freely, to take political action, wear traditional dress and take part in traditional ceremonies. The act also required First Nations to give up their legal identity and treaty rights to gain the right to vote up until 1960.
The Numbered Treaties confirmed the Canadian government's duty to protect the collective rights of First Nations. An attempt to do this was the Indian Act. Under the act,the federal government is able to develop specific policies and programs to administer treaty rights to First Nations.
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1982: The Constitution. Men and women of Aboriginal ancestry of French and British heritage, of the diverse cultures of the world will demonstrate the will to share the land in peace, in justice and with mutual respect.
Modern Treaties
1993: Nunavut Land Claims agreement. Established Inuit title to more than 350 000 square kilometers in Nunavut.
1994: Sahtu Dene and Metis Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement. Established the rights to the Sahtu Dene and Metis to 41 437 square kilometres in the Northwest Territories, and ability to negotiate an agreement to govern themselves.
2000: Nisga'a Final Agreement, Established the rights of the Nisga'a Nation to more than 1900 square kilometres in BC and to govern themselves.
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