PHIL 2260 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Positivism, Naturalistic Observation, Headmen
27 Mar 2018
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Introduction: section 35 of the constitution act, 1982 provides constitutional protections for the aboriginal and treaty rights of aboriginal peoples in canada. In this act, "aboriginal peoples of canada" includes the indian, inuit and m tis peoples of canada. Inuit are a group of indigenous people who are the original inhabitants of the canadian artic, Greenland and alaska: first nations are the original inhabitants of canada south of the artic. They are the largest group of aboriginal peoples south of the artic. "m tis" means a person who self-identifies as m tis, is of historic m tis nation ancestry, is distinct from other aboriginal peoples and is accepted by the m tis nation. Legal traditions are not the criminal justice system, their force is not overtly stated. Legal tradition - are compo(cid:374)e(cid:374)ts of a so(cid:272)iety(cid:859)s (cid:272)ultu(cid:396)e that offer guidelines for addressing conflict and disagreements that naturally emerge when humans live together.
