Aboriginal Land Claims in Canada

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Aboriginal Land Claims in Canada

Aboriginal land claims is the proposition contained in formal statements that are submitted to the provincial and / or federal government by Aboriginal community claiming that the Crown has not honored its obligations or commitment in respect to treaty or Aboriginal rights as pertains land ownership and usage . Aboriginal land claims are Aboriginal (or Native ) people 's claims about their land ownership rights which they inhabited before settlers , primarily Europeans arrived . It is a process that has been

active for several decades in countries such as Canada , Australia and New Zealand . This dispute has been in existence due to the native populations ' displacement from their historical land or territory by the European settlers ' arrival

The federal government is particularly involved in most Aboriginal land claims as the primary jurisdiction organ in this matter . The provinces are specifically involved in the sense that their involvement basically rests in ascertaining historical occurrences that gave rise to such claims . Most of these claims require such assertion on private property natural resources and Crown lands . The original treaties are therefore considered to evaluate the extent they have been honored or dishonored and the necessary redress in case of dishonor of the same . There is marked difficulty in defining aboriginal rights due to the diversity of the aboriginal cultures but most commonly , these aboriginal rights are defined as collective , inherent rights flowing from their traditional land occupation which is now the present Canada and other s...