LAW590
Indigenous Peoples and the Law
(Pearl)
Prerequisite courses:
Prerequisite for:
Instructor(s): Tamara Pearl
Course credit: 3
Method of presentation: Lecture
METHOD OF EVALUATION
Mid-term paper/project – 30%
Final examination – 70%
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course will examine the legal issues faced by Indigenous peoples pertaining to Indigenous lands, rights, and governance within Canada. In relation to legal issues faced by First Nation, Inuit, and Metis peoples, we will survey case law that has arisen in the following areas: (1) Aboriginal rights and title, (2) treaties, (3) federal/provincial jurisdiction with respect to Indigenous peoples, (4) Child welfare jurisdiction, (5) issues in criminal justice, (6) the treatment of Indigenous women by Canadian law, and (7) issues on Indigenous citizenship and membership codes. The relationship between Indigenous legal traditions and Canadian law will be introduced during these examinations.
SPECIAL COMMENTS
Description updated 2021-22. Please contact the instructor for any specific questions you may have related to this particular course section.
REQUIRED TEXTS (IF ANY):
John Borrows & Leonard Rotman, Aboriginal Legal Issues – Cases, Materials and Commentary, 5th Edition (LexusNexus)