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Continuity Of Aboriginal Rights, Kent Mcneil
Continuity Of Aboriginal Rights, Kent Mcneil
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In this chapter from Advancing Aboriginal Claims: Visions, Strategies, Directions, Kent McNeil discusses the Van der Peet and Delgamuukw decisions in the context of the continuity of Aboriginal Rights. His essential question concerns how essential proof of continuity is for establishing Aboriginal rights: is it necessary in all cases, or only in cases concerning specific traditions, or occupation of land, subsequent to European contact or sovereignty?