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The Fight for Treaty Rights and Land Claims
First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Studies · Grade 10 · Resistance, Resilience, and Rights · 3.º Período

The Fight for Treaty Rights and Land Claims

Explore modern efforts by Indigenous communities to assert their treaty rights and resolve comprehensive land claims.

Ontario Curriculum ExpectationsC3.1 Explain the process and significance of modern land claimsD1.1 Analyze the role of the judicial system in affirming Indigenous rights

About This Topic

Explore modern efforts by Indigenous communities to assert their treaty rights and resolve comprehensive land claims.

Key Questions

  1. What is the difference between comprehensive and specific land claims?
  2. How have Indigenous peoples used the courts to affirm their rights?
  3. Why is the Calder case significant?