Indigenous Peoples and the Law

3 credits · Undergraduate Programs

The law governing the relationship between indigenous peoples and settler society. Topics include recognition of aboriginal laws and custom, self-determination and other applicable principles of international law, self-government, common law recognition of aboriginal title, treaties, the honour of the Crown, the fiduciary duty of the Crown, the Crown's duty of consultation and accommodation, constitutional protection of aboriginal and treaty rights, application of provincial laws, the Indian Act, land surrenders, and exemptions from seizure and taxation.