Aboriginal Law

• Author: John Eaton; Denis Le May
• Profession: Librarian & Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Manitoba/Avocat, Barreau du Québec, Conseiller à la documentation en droit (1975?2006) et Chargé de cours, Faculté de droit, Université Laval
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ABORIGINAL LAW / AUTOCHTONES 1

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ABORIGINAL LAW

Aboriginal law is a complex and multi-dimensional area of the law dealing with Canada’s

indigenous peoples. It covers as many civil aspects (e.g., who is aboriginal?) as it does ter-

ritorial ones (land claims, etc.) and at times strays into criminal law (e.g., hunting and f‌ish-

ing offences). Largely a subset of constitutional law, it is a particularly challenging area of

practice given its complexity, originality, and dynamism. It is essentially federal in scope (i.e.,

the Indian Act) but is affected by many matters which are provincial in nature. Related topics:

CHILDREN AND THE LAW, CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, GAMING & LOTTERIES, HUMAN

RIGHTS AND THE CHARTER OF RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS.

AUTOCHTONES

Domaine complexe et déroutant, le droit autochtone, en pleine effervescence, couvre autant

les aspects civilistes (personnes : qui est autochtone ?) que les dimensions territoriales (les

réserves, les revendications). Sous-ensemble congru du droit CONSTITUTIONNEL, le droit

AUTOCHTONE, sous le double effet de la Charte canadienne des droits et libertés et de l’actualité,

touche à un très grand nombre d’aspects. La question autochtone pose au droit des déf‌is iné-

dits par sa complexité, son originalité et son dynamisme.

Macaulay, Mary Locke Aborigina l Treaty Rights & Practice Crswl (LL)

Wood ward, Jack Native Law Crswl (LL)

Wilson, Frederica, and

Melanie Mallet, eds.

Metis-Crown Re lations: Rights, Identity,

Jurisdiction, and Go vernance

Irwin 2008

Otis, Ghislain Droit, territoire et gouvernance des peuples

autochtones

Université

Laval 2005

Borrows, John J., and Leonard

I. Rotma n

Aboriginal Legal Issues: Cases, Mater ials,

and Commentary, 3d ed.

LN/B 2003

Grammond, Sébastien Aménager la coexistence : les peuples

autochtones et le droit canadien

Y Blais 2003

Magnet, Joseph E., Dwight

Dorey, and Russel Lawrence

Barsh

Aboriginal Rights Litigation LN/B 2003

Law Commission of Canada,

and Association of Iroquois

and Allied Indians

In Whom We Trust: A Forum on Fiduciary

Relation ships

Irwi n 2002

Imai, Shin, Katharine Logan,

and Gary Stein

Aboriginal Law Handbook, 2d ed. Crswl 1999

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