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Canada : legal resources: Indigenous Peoples

Canadian Indigenous Peoples: Legal History, Rights and Reform

Holders of an Oxford SSO can access the updated Halsbury's Laws of Canada - Aboriginal (Buist) volume. This will give a 'busy practitioner's' overview' eg leading legislation, case law etc. For more greater depth of commentary/analysis please see other tab in this box

The Canadian Constitution defines "aboriginal peoples of Canada" as including the Indian, Inuit and Métis peoples of Canada. 

These are three distinct peoples with unique histories, languages, cultural practices and spiritual beliefs.

You will also encounter 'indigenous peoples' being used as collective name for these groups.  'First Nations' seems to be preferred to Indian.

Holders of an Oxford SSO have online access to texts of colonial age treaties via database below:

Sources and materials available to all with access to the internet

In 2017, Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) was dissolved and replaced by 2 new departments: Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC) and Indigenous Services Canada (ISC).

Holders of an Oxford SSO can access the updated Halsbury's Laws of Canada - Aboriginal (Buist) volume among other sources.

Subject searches to use in SOLO include:

Indigenous peoples -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Canada

Indigenous peoples -- Canada

Indians of North America - Legal status, laws, etc - Canada

Indians of North America - Canada - Treaties

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