LibGuides: Global Indigenous Law Research: Primary Sources and Policy Documents

Aboriginal and Indigenous Law Research Canada

Primary Legal Authorities

Cases

Canadian Abridgment Digest - Aboriginal and Indigenous law
Canada Cases and Board & Tribunal Decisions
All Court Cases: Coverage from 1825. All Board and Tribunal Decisions: Selective coverage from 1906.

Statutes, Rules & Regulations

Canada Legislation
Federal and Provincial and Territorial Statutes, Rules and Regulations.
First Nations Gazette

For a list of the relevant Acts and direct links to the official sources, see the:

Foreign Law Guide This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive index and research guide to current sources of codes and basic legislation in jurisdictions of the world.

Once you log into the Foreign Law Guide using the link above (if you are off campus), you can click through this diirect link to the relevant section (secondary sources are listed at the top, scroll down for the Acts):

Foreign Law Guide: Canada - Indigenous Peoples

Treaties

Treaties and agreements - Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
Learn about historic and modern treaties in Canada, treaty rights and the treaty relationship.
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Topics: Honouring treaty relationships
What are treaties with Indigenous peoples
Historic treaties
Modern treaties
Recognition of rights discussion tables
What are Indigenous rights
What are treaty rights
First Nations claims research, guidelines for informal access to records
The Numbered Treaties (1871-1921)
Explanation of the numbered treaties and links to full-text and summaries.
Indigenous Treaties - UBC Library
An introduction to treaties in BC and Canada, and Métis settlements.
Indigenous Law Portal - Canada (LLMC Digital)
Includes direct links to treaties

For Additional Guidance on Interpreting Treaties, see:

UC Law SF Treaty Research Guide

Government Agencies

Government Documents

Policy Documents and Reports from Organizations

Important IGO Documents and Organizations

Tebtebba (Indigenous Peoples’ International Centre for Policy Research and Education)
An indigenous peoples’ organization and works for the respect, protection and fulfillment of indigenous peoples’ rights and their self-determined sustainable development. Tebtebba takes the lead in policy advocacy and campaigns on all issues affecting indigenous peoples and seeks to promote and disseminate widely indigenous peoples' worldviews, their perspectives on key issues such as individual and collective human rights, sustainable development, climate change, biodiversity, traditional knowledge, customary laws and governance, conflict transformation, gender, etc.
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
UN: Reports by the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
OAS: American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
OAS: Topics » Indigenous Peoples
UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - US DoS
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)

Sub-Topics

Indigenous Knowledge and Cultural Expression

WIPO: Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions
World Economic Forum
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