Collective Rights
The Canadian Charter of Rights and freedoms forms the first Constitution Act in 1982. It's a bill of rights entrenched in the Constitution Act, which entitles all people in Canada to civil rights and certain political rights. Everyone in Canada is protected by the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Certain groups are given collective rights. Collective rights recognize the founding peoples and groups of Canada. These rights came from the roots of aboriginal peoples, Francophones and Anglophones in the land and history of Canada.
For example, the numbered treaties, Indian Act, and Canada's Constitution are historic agreements that affect the rights and identity of some First Nations groups in Canada. Having these treaties and agreements affects their way of life. When Europeans first settled in Canada, the First Nations had already been here for quite some time. The collective rights were laid down to protect the rights of First Nations. In some ways it improves their quality of life, because they are able to get an education, work, and live in a modern society. At the same time, they can live by their ways of the past. By hunting and living off the land.
For example, the numbered treaties, Indian Act, and Canada's Constitution are historic agreements that affect the rights and identity of some First Nations groups in Canada. Having these treaties and agreements affects their way of life. When Europeans first settled in Canada, the First Nations had already been here for quite some time. The collective rights were laid down to protect the rights of First Nations. In some ways it improves their quality of life, because they are able to get an education, work, and live in a modern society. At the same time, they can live by their ways of the past. By hunting and living off the land.