Persuasive Essay On Aboriginal Rights

In 1990 a group of Huron, or Wendat indigenous people, entered Jacques Cartier park, a national park, and cut down trees, and were taken to court. They were found innocent, even though, according to Canada National Parks Act, it is illegal to remove parts of the park. That includes the trees. The Huron said that an agreement signed in 1760 let them. They argued that because it was unique to aboriginal people, they were allowed to cut down those trees because it was one of their religious or cultural rights. In the end the court deemed the Huron innocent. For years since 1701, when the first treaties were created, aboriginal people have been taking advantage of the 1982 Constitution Act and multiple aboriginal treaties. After the colonization of North America the Canadian Government, known as the Crown, and the Aboriginal people have laid out aboriginal rights and have created treaties detailing them. Since then on several occasions aboriginals have taken advantage used these treaties to justify actions that would otherwise be illegal. These treaties have …show more content…
That means they they are unique to the aboriginal peoples. Aboriginals are anyone who are descendants of people who lived in Canada before its colonization. According to the University of Alberta Center for Constitutional Studies “In the context of Canadian Aboriginal law, sui generis is a legal term describing the relationship between the Government (the Crown) and the Aboriginal peoples of Canada in relation to Aboriginal title, rights, and treaties. These rights and relationships are “unique,” “one of a kind,” or “in their own class.” Because of this, these these treaties only affect aboriginal people and hold up well in court because is it a legal term that is used to describe the independance of aboriginal rights. Because this term is used aboriginals are able to use these treaties to set themselves apart, even with their