Rights that Aboriginal peoples of Canada hold as a result of long-standing ancestral use and occupancy of the land. The Aboriginal right to hunt, trap, and fish on ancestral lands are examples of Abor [..]

refer to practices, traditions or customs ("activity[ies]") which are integral to the distinctive culture of an aboriginal society and were practiced prior to European contact, meaning they were rooted in the pre-contact society. Aboriginal rights, protected under the Constitution Act of 1982, grant Aboriginal people the freedom to use an [..]

The special rights of native people that arise out of their ABORIGINAL use and occupancy of territory. “ABORIGINAL title” is usually used to refer specifically to land rights. In practice however, it often also indicates closely connected matters such as rights to hunt, fish, and trap, and rights to use various other resources. See also CLAIM.

Special rights that apply to practices, customs, and traditions integral to the culture of Aboriginal people prior to European contact.

Rights that some Aboriginal peoples of Canada hold as a result of their ancestors’ long-standing use and occupancy of the land. The rights of certain Aboriginal peoples to hunt trap and fish on ancestral lands are examples of Aboriginal rights. Aboriginal rights will vary from group to group depending on the customs, practices and traditions that h [..]