| Abenaki of the St Lawrence Valley |
| In the late 1670s, during a period of conflict with the New England colonies, several hundred ABENAKI found refuge in the St Lawrence Valley. They first settled in the Québec region along the CHAUDIÈRE RIVER... |
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| Aboriginal Peoples, Congress of |
| In 1993, under the leadership of Jim Sinclair, the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP) grew out of a reorganization of the Native Council of Canada. Since its founding in 1971, the central objective of the Native Council of... |
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| Aboriginal Rights |
| Although generalizations about aboriginal definitions of aboriginal rights are difficult because of the diversity of aboriginal cultures, it can be said that most aboriginal peoples define aboriginal rights as inherent,... |
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| Aboriginal Self-Government |
| ABORIGINAL RIGHTS are generally seen as interests which may be asserted by aboriginal peoples in respect of certain lands or activities. They include legal recognition of customary practices such as marriage or adoption and in... |
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| Aboriginal-French Relations |
| Breton and Norman fishermen came into contact with the Algonquians of the northeast at the beginning of the 16th century, if not earlier, as they put into natural harbours and bays to seek shelter from storms and to replenish... |