Canadian Indigenous Law
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Canadian Indigenous Law
Canadian Aboriginal law includes customary law, Canadian government law that specifically affects aboriginal people only, and also the interaction of customary law with the common and statute law of Canada. Aboriginal people are subject to the general law of the land, together with other Canadians, unless there is some Aboriginal treaty or other provision affording special protection. If a law conflicts with Aboriginal lifestyle or culture, and there is no special protection, the courts will apply that law to Aboriginal people.
- Demographics of Canada Aboriginal population WikipediaAboriginal / Indigenous Canadians comprise 4.9 % of Canada's population of 35 million (2016 figures). There are three major groups: First Nations (or Indians), Inuit and Métis. There are over 630 First Nations in Canada (over 1.6 million people), about 53 Inuit communities (65,000 people) and about 400,000 Metis people.
- Indigenous and Northern Affairs CanadaMore information on Aboriginal groups and communities.
- MapsInteractive Maps and profiles of Aboriginal groups and communities.
- Indigenous Law PortalSee the Library of Congress Indigenous Law Portal for general resources for Canadian Indigenous Legal Research and for links to 'tribes' by region, province and alphabetically. For each tribe, there are links to their websites and other information.
- Halsbury's Laws of Canada - Aboriginal LawFor information on the definitions of Aboriginal people in Canadian legislation and the Constitution, see Halsbury's Laws of Canada on Lexis+ Australia (UniMelb staff & student access), Canadian Aboriginal Law, Part V (Aboriginal People), Chapter 1 (Legal Recognition).
- Indigenous Peoples in Canadian LawFor a brief introduction, see Law of Indigenous Peoples in Canada on the open access Canadian Encyclopedia.
See also the sections on Native Peoples and Native Rights in the Canadian Law chapter in the following encyclopaedia:
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The Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History by Call Number: eBookPublication Date: OUP, 2009
