The right of indigenous peoples to own their traditional lands and waters, as recognized by common law.
the Supreme Court of Canada has said that there is an aboriginal title over some BC lands
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Recent court decisions have reaffirmed the legal requirement of governments and corporations to consult with First Nations on decisions affecting aboriginal title.
A group of loggers walked off the job for a day in show of support for Aboriginal title to the forests of Haida Gwai'i.
The offshore oil issue is further complicated by unresolved aboriginal title.
The issue of aboriginal title has remained unresolved since colonisation.
The decision recognized the Tsilhqot'in's right to aboriginal title over 1,750 square kilometres of territory in a case that began as a dispute over logging.
For a claim of aboriginal title to succeed, a claimant Indian group must show that it is the successor to the Indian group that held the title in 1846.
Either under aboriginal title or the Treaty of Waitangi, any private rights must belong to the relevant Maori.
"It may push us into opposition because we have to protect our aboriginal title," chief Wilf Adam said.
The doctrine of aboriginal title is most frequently applied as a mechanism to resist dispossession of indigenous communities' ancestral lands.
The court did not make any determination about which Indian groups hold aboriginal title to which areas.
The bill is widely considered to be an interim measure until aboriginal title and self-government issues are settled across Canada.
Aboriginal peoples were opposed because of the lack of consideration of its effect on Aboriginal title or Aboriginal self-governance.
Definition of aboriginal title in US English:
aboriginal title
noun
Canadian
The right of indigenous peoples to own their traditional lands and waters, as recognized by common law.
the Supreme Court of Canada has said that there is an aboriginal title over some BC lands
Example sentencesExamples
The bill is widely considered to be an interim measure until aboriginal title and self-government issues are settled across Canada.
The offshore oil issue is further complicated by unresolved aboriginal title.
A group of loggers walked off the job for a day in show of support for Aboriginal title to the forests of Haida Gwai'i.
For a claim of aboriginal title to succeed, a claimant Indian group must show that it is the successor to the Indian group that held the title in 1846.
The doctrine of aboriginal title is most frequently applied as a mechanism to resist dispossession of indigenous communities' ancestral lands.
Recent court decisions have reaffirmed the legal requirement of governments and corporations to consult with First Nations on decisions affecting aboriginal title.
The decision recognized the Tsilhqot'in's right to aboriginal title over 1,750 square kilometres of territory in a case that began as a dispute over logging.
Aboriginal peoples were opposed because of the lack of consideration of its effect on Aboriginal title or Aboriginal self-governance.
Either under aboriginal title or the Treaty of Waitangi, any private rights must belong to the relevant Maori.
The issue of aboriginal title has remained unresolved since colonisation.
"It may push us into opposition because we have to protect our aboriginal title," chief Wilf Adam said.
The court did not make any determination about which Indian groups hold aboriginal title to which areas.