Aboriginal People and The Canadian Constitution

1
Aboriginal People and The Canadian Constitution

• The Nature of Aboriginal Rights.
• Constitutional Status of Aboriginal Rights Prior
  to 1982.
• Constitutional Status of Aboriginal Rights since
  1982.

2
The Nature of Aboriginal Rights

• Rights Existing at Common Law
• Treaty Rights

3
Constitutional Status of Aboriginal Rights Prior
to 1982

• Federal Legislative Powers
• Provincial Legislative Powers.

4
Constitutional Status of Aboriginal Rights Since
1982

• Section 35
• The Charter and Aboriginal people
• Constitutional Changes and Aboriginal People