00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.852500 CaOODSP 20221107154611 cr ||||||||||| 180227s1969 onc #o f000 0 eng d CaOODSP eng n-cn--- R5-689/1969E-PDF Chrétien, Jean, 1934- Statement by the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development on legislative jurisdiction in relation to Indians [electronic resource] / Jean Chrétien. Legislative jurisdiction in relation to Indians [Ottawa?] : Indian Affairs and Northern Development : Claims and Historical Research, 1969. 2, 3 p. Title from cover. "Approved by the Department of Justice, March 1969." Digitized edition from print [produced by Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada]. "Head 24 of Section 91 of the constitution of Canada gives to the Parliament of Canada exclusive legislative authority in relation to "Indians and Lands reserved for the Indians". This exclusive legislative authority carries with it by necessary implication the exclusive right to determine the special policies, if any, that are to prevail in relation to these citizens of Canada. Moreover it follows from the exclusive character of this legislative authority and right that the legislatures of the provinces of Canada cannot and do not have authority to legislate in relation to "Indians and Lands reserved for the Indians" or to determine Indian policy"--p. [1]. gccst Indians gccst Land claims gccst Legislation Canada. Department of Justice. Treaties and Historical Research Centre (Canada) Canada. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. PDF 273 KB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2018/aanc-inac/R5-689-1969-eng.pdf