IS-1017 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Constitution Act, 1982, Indian Register, Indian Act

• School: University of Winnipeg
• Department: INDIGENOUS STUDIES
• Course: IS-1017
• Professor: Darren Courchene

Document Summary

Self-government: manitoba indian brotherhood, 1972 "our rights, both aboriginal and treaty, emanate from our sovereignty as a nation of people. Our relationships with the state have their roots in negotiation (cid:271)et(cid:449)een t(cid:449)o so(cid:448)ereign peoples the indian people enjoy spe(cid:272)ial status conferred by recognition of our historic title that cannot be impaired, altered or compromised. " First nations are currently governed by the indian act. The indian act establishes a limited and dependent form of local administration that is overseen by a federal. Minister and does not take into account the specific circumstances of the community. Self-government brings first nations out from under the. Indian act, providing first nations with greater control over decisions affecting their communities within the canadian constitutional framework. The penner report in 1983 the all party. Special parliamentary committee on indian self-government issued the. A distinct order of government within canada within canada with negotiated jurisdiction and fiscal arrangements.