Demonstrate an understanding of the historical experience of Aboriginal peoples in asserting their sovereignty through treaties, negotiated agreements, and other formalized processes (e.g.,Two Row Wampum Belt, the Nisga’a Treaty, the Delgamuukw case)
Explain the significance of the negotiations between Aboriginal peoples and the government of Canada on such contemporary issues as political relationships and decision making by Aboriginal communities
Identify significant legal and political agreements between Aboriginal peoples and the governments of Canada (e.g., the Sechelt Agreement, the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement)
Identify ways in which Aboriginal peoples use the legal and political processes to achieve their goals (e.g., Guerin, 1985; at Meech Lake, 1990; Delgamuukw, 1991; the role of Elijah Harper in the ratification process of the Charlottetown Accord in the 1992 constitutional discussions)
Compare Aboriginal people’s definitions of their identity (e.g., in the autobiographies of Aboriginal individuals) with those of non-Aboriginal society (e.g., in court decisions on Aboriginal rights)
Demonstrate an understanding of the interactions between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples in the past (e.g., in terms of the role and function of the Indian Act) and how these interactions will influence future relationships