📜 Chapter 1: Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship
1.2.3 Aboriginal Peoples' Rights
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The Charter protects the rights of Aboriginal peoples in a particular way. Aboriginal peoples hold treaty rights, and they hold other rights and freedoms as well. The Charter states clearly that the rights it guarantees must not damage any of those rights. So the Charter cannot be used as a reason to reduce or cancel a treaty right. The two sets of rights stand together, not against one another. This protection is written into the Charter itself.
Key Facts
- Aboriginal peoples hold treaty rights and other rights and freedoms
- Charter rights must not adversely affect those rights
- The Charter cannot be used to cancel a treaty right
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