Land & Rights
…title is frequently mentioned separately. Precedent-setting court cases R v Calder [1973] was the first time the courts acknowledged that Aboriginal title to the land had existed at one point–…
Enfranchisement
…authorities. Enfranchisement would become legally compulsory with the Indian Act of 1876, which stood until 1961. Over time, Aboriginal people have been enfranchised for serving in the Canadian armed forces,…