... 's North American territories was the drafting of The Royal Proclamation Act of 1763. The Proclamation is a document that lays out many new laws, provisions and codes. The Quebec constitution lye's in the Proclamation as well as colonial boundaries but the part concerning aboriginal rights lies in the introductory preamble. The preamble clearly states, "Indian nations are autonomous political ... very mention of aboriginal rights is ground breaking because it marks two significant arguments. One the acknowledgment of aboriginals in the Constitution clearly states that aboriginals are a ...

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... provisions. All amendments focussing on political, social, and economical concerns. Over the past two decades such issues as the White Paper, the entrenchment of Aboriginal eights in the constitution, the expectations for self-government created by the Penner Report, the community-based Indian self-government initiative, the Nielsen Report, the Meech Lake Accord and the most recent Royal ... , were not correctly implemented. Such advocates maintain that the reserves were intended to protect "Indians and Indian lands," from exploitation and violation from new settlers. In addition, the Can...

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