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Rights of the Aboriginal Peoples of Canada

Part II Rights of the Aboriginal Peoples of Canada

Section: 35 General Rights

1. The existing aboriginal and treaty rights of the aboriginal peoples of Canada are hereby recognized and affirmed.

2. In this act, "aboriginal peoples of Canada" includes the Indian, Inuit, and Metis peoples of Canada.

3. For greater certainty, in Subsection (1) "treaty rights" includes rights that now exist by way of land claims agreements or may be so acquired.

4. Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, the aboriginal and treaty rights referred to in Subsection (1) are guaranteed equally to male and female persons.

Section 35.1 Constitutional Amendments

The government of Canada and the provincial governments are committed to the principal that, before any amendment is made to Class 24 of Section 91 of the "Constitution Act, 1867", to Section 25 of this act or to this part,
  1. a constitutional conference that includes in its agenda an item relating to the proposed amendment, composed of the Prime Minister of Canada and the first ministers of the provinces, will be convened by the Prime Minister of Canada; and
  2. the Prime Minister of Canada will invite representatives of the aboriginal peoples of Canada to participate in the discussions on that item.
 
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