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Date: 1983-01-31
By: Canada (Federal Government)
Citation: Federal-Provincial Meeting of Ministers on Aboriginal Constitutional Matters, Federal Government Suggested Grouping of Agenda Items (THIRD REVISION), Doc 830-120/017 (Ottawa: 31 January-1 February 1983).
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DOCUMENT: 830-120/017

FEDERAL-PROVINCIAL MEETING OF MINISTERS ON
ABORIGINAL CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS

Federal Government Suggested Grouping of Agenda
Items (THRID-REVISION)

OTTAWA
January 31 –
February 1, 1983

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
SUGGESTED GROUPING OF AGENDA ITEMS

A. 1 ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION BY FIRST MINISTERS AND FOR
POSSIBLE EARLY CONSTITUTIONAL RESOLUTION

1. Ongoing Process
2. Consent
3. Rights of Native Women
4. Repeal of Section 42(1)(e) and Section 42(1)(f)

A. 2 ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION BY FIRST MINISTERS

1. Treaty Rights (including Royal Proclamation)
2. Land Base for Métis.
3. Aboriginal title
4. Self-Government
5. A Charter of Rights for Aboriginal Peoples to
Include a Preamble
6. Service Delivery and Financial Provisions

B. ITEMS FOR EARLY NON-CONSTITUTIONAL RESOLUTION

1. Involvement in International Issues
2. Affirmative Action

C. OTHER ITEMS FOR FIRST MINISTERS

1. Political Rights:
Guaranteed Representation in Parliament and
Legislatures

2. Social and Cultural Rights
a) Language and Culture
b) Customary Law (Family Law)

3. Economic Rights
a) Hunting, Fishing, Trapping, Gathering
b) Mobility Rights

4. Section 35:
Removal of word “existing”

5. Enforcement and Protection of Aboriginal Rights