General Terms
This term refers to the original inhabitants of a region
Indigenous
These are pre-existing rights that a person is born into their nation, with recognized by Canada under section 35 of the Constitution Act,1982
Inherent Rights
A tract of land set apart by the Crown for the use and benefit of a band, with legal title vested in the Crown
Reserve
-A system of assimilating Indigenous children into Euro-Canadian culture by removing them from their families and communities and sending them to these church-run, government-funded industrial schools.
Residential Schools]
This term refers to Indigenous people in northern Canada, living mainly in Nunavut, Northwest Territories, northern Quebec and Labrador. They are not covered by the Indian Act
Inuit
The process of voluntarily giving up one's legal status as an Indian, which was terminated in 1985.
Enfranchisement
A formal agreement confirming the terms when a First Nation exchanges part of its territory for compensation
Surrender
The geographic area identified by a First Nation as the land traditionally occupied or used by them and/or their ancestors
Traditional Territory]
A practice of removing Indigenous children from their families into the child welfare system for adoption, particularly in the 1960s
Sixties Scoop
People of mixed Indigenous and European ancestry, with a definition adopted by the Métis National Council in 2002
Métis Peoples
A broad term referring to the range of rights and entitlements that may arise for long use and occupation of traditional territories
Aboriginal Interest
Communal or community rights to share in the use of property, a concept used by courts to distinguish between Crown title and Indigenous title.
Usufructuary Rights
In 1973, the federal government recognized two broad classes of claims
Comprehensive and Specific Claims
An agreement between government and a First Nation that defines the rights of Indigenous Peoples with respect to lands, resources and self-government authority over a specified area
Treaty
Certificates redeemable for land or money issued to Metis during the late 19th and early 20th centuries
Scrip
A broad term used to describe various contractual commitments related to development of land or resources subject to Aboriginal rights
Impacts and Benefits Agreement
Under the Indian Act a body of Indians for whose use and benefit in common lands have be set apart
Band
What is TEK
Traditional Ecological Knowledge
Individuals who are recognized because they have earned the respect of their community
Elder
A major objective of Indigenous peoples, country wide is to gain control over membership
Self dertemination
The reserve is created when a First Nation acquires a block of land in a city
Urban resever
According to the Supreme Court of Canada what is the obligation has the government has with Aboriginal people This is considered Federal responsibility and not provincial.
Fiduciary
The geographic areal identified by a First Nation
Traditional Territory
the practice of a system where the governing leaders are elected and are accountable for their people
Self-government
A key objective of Indigenous Peoples
Self Reliance