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Alberta's Métis people are descendants of mixed First Nations/Indigenous peoples and White/European families. The Métis are considered an aboriginal group under Canada's Constitution Act, 1982 . They are separate and distinct from First Nations, though they live in the same regions and have cultural similarities, and have different legal rights.
Child protection [19] Aboriginal Land Council Elections Act 2004: Tasmania Elections Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006: Victoria Heritage [20] Stolen Generations of Aboriginal Children Act 2006: Tasmania Compensation for people of the Stolen Generations: Northern Territory National Emergency Response Act 2007 (No. 129, 2007) Commonwealth
The section in the Charter that most directly relates to Aboriginal people is section 25. [10] It merely states that Charter rights do not diminish Aboriginal rights; it is therefore not as important as section 35. [11] The Charter forms Part I of the Constitution Act, 1982 while section 35 is placed in Part II. This placement in the ...
The organization and its 22 Districts have branches that deal with unemployment, child services, land agreements, and the rights of Métis people as Aboriginal peoples in Canada (as recognized and affirmed in Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982). [3] The MNA currently has over 70,000 registered citizens. [2]
Today, these agreements are upheld by the Government of Canada, administered by Canadian Aboriginal law and overseen by the Minister of Crown–Indigenous Relations. They are often criticized and are a leading issue within the fight for First Nation rights. The Constitution Act, 1982 gave protection of First Nations and treaty rights under ...
An international conference of The United Nations Human Rights Commission, held in Montreal, stated in March, 1999 that Canada "is in violation of international law in its treatment of its aboriginal people" and that the condition of natives in Canada is "the most pressing human rights issue facing Canadians." (The Vancouver Sun, April 10, 1999).
Several peoples in Alberta fall under the term Dene, which is a name used by many related peoples in the Northwest Territories. In Alberta this includes the Beaver, Chipewyan, Slavey, and Sarcee. All Dene peoples share similar spiritual beliefs and social organization, but the Sarcee people are a Plains people, while the others are Subarctic.
Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 "recognizes and affirms" the "existing" aboriginal and treaty rights in Canada. These aboriginal rights protect the activities, practice, or traditions that are integral to the distinct cultures of the aboriginal peoples. The treaty rights protect and enforce agreements between the Crown and aboriginal ...