Governance. Introduction -- Aboriginal views on governance -- The courts' view on Aboriginal governance -- The historical recognition of Aboriginal governance -- The Indian Act's challenge to Aboriginal governance -- Contemporary cases : litigating governance -- Negotiating governance agreements -- Conclusion -- Aboriginal rights. Introduction -- Aboriginal Peoples Canada and the Constitution -- The characterization of Aboriginal rights by the courts -- Aboriginal rights; inherent rights or contingent rights -- Post-Sparrow considerations of Aboriginal rights -- Conclusion -- Aboriginal title. Introduction -- The importance of land to Aboriginal cultures -- The doctrine of Aboriginal title -- The British Crown's response -- Early Canadian Aboriginal title jurisprudence -- The beginnings of Modern Canadian Aboriginal title -- More recent judicial considerations of Aboriginal title -- Treatises. Introduction -- Treaty interpretation prior to 1982 -- Post-1982 treaty jurisprudence -- Treaties, Treaty interpretations, and the "honour of the Crown" -- Treaties and federalism -- Modern treaties and land claims agreements -- Conclusion -- Crown obligations. Introduction -- The honour of the Crown -- Fiduciary law -- The duty to consult -- Who is the Crown? Who has the obligation to consult? -- Spirituality and the duty to consult -- Conclusion -- Inuit rights. Introduction -- Inuit law in cultural context -- Inuit as "Indians" under section 91(24) of the Constitution Act, 1867 -- Inuit land claims and self-government agreements -- Inuit traditional law and the creation of an Inuit-focused jurisprudence -- Challenges implementing the Nunavut Land Claim Agreement -- Conclusion -- Metis rights. Introduction -- Metis identity -- Metis land rights -- Metis Aboriginal rights -- Conclusion -- Federalism/constitutional issues. Introduction -- The implications of the division of powers on Aboriginal Peoples -- Section 88 an
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