
The Constitution Act, 1982 http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/const/annex_e.html#II
35 (1) The existing aboriginal and treaty rights of the aboriginal peoples of Canada are hereby recognized and affirmed.
35. (2) In this Act, "aboriginal peoples of Canada" includes the Indian, Inuit and Métis peoples of Canada.
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/charter/index.html#garantie
25. The guarantee in this Charter of certain rights and freedoms shall not be construed so as to abrogate or derogate from any aboriginal, treaty or other rights or freedoms that pertain to the aboriginal peoples of Canada . . .
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