Aboriginal Law Handbook

"The practical 'hands-on' guide provides a unique resource to the law as it affects Aboriginal peoples and organizations, for both lawyers and non-lawyers. The guide also provides in-depth analysis of a number of legal and policy issues affecting Aboriginal peoples. The book features summaries and discussion about the current state of the law and policy, including: rights of Aboriginal peoples in Canada - the constitution framework; Aboriginal and treaty rights; the duty to consult and accommodate; hunting, fishing, and trapping rights; land and land claims; and Métis and Inuit rights; Aboriginal government issues - self government; international law and indigenous sovereignty; bands, band councils and reserves; Indian Act registration, band membership; and elections; Aboriginal community issues - community control of programs and services; and housing and construction; topics affecting Aboriginal families - marriage, separation and divorce; child welfare; wills and estates and the residential school settlement; various economic and related matters - protection, use and management of lands and resources; community corporations; commercial relations and reserves; individual and corporate taxation; trusts for Aboriginal communities; employment relations; and human rights and privacy; and justice issues - criminal procedure; Aboriginal justice initiatives; and injunctions and blockades"--P. [4] of cover.