The Supreme Court of Canada have outlined tests that can be used as guidelines for interpreting Indigenous rights claims. Which of the following statements would be considered for the Indigenous Title Test? Choose more than 1 answer.
Question 24 options:
1)
The group must have occupied the land before the Crown asserted sovereignty over the area.
2)
The group can prove occupation and use of the land using its traditional laws in relation to the land, as well as evidence of hunting, building, cultivation of fields, fishing, and so on.
3)
The activity the group is trying to protect must be integral to the group's distinctiveness as a society.
4)
The group must have had exclusive occupation of the land.
5)
The group must still have a substantial connection to the land.
6)
The group must still practise the activity, although it can be in a modern form.
7)
The group must have exercised the activity before contact with Europeans or before the Crown asserted effective control over the people.
1) The group must have occupied the land before the Crown asserted sovereignty over the area.
2) The group can prove occupation and use of the land using its traditional laws in relation to the land, as well as evidence of hunting, building, cultivation of fields, fishing, and so on.
3) The activity the group is trying to protect must be integral to the group's distinctiveness as a society.
5) The group must still have a substantial connection to the land.
7) The group must have exercised the activity before contact with Europeans or before the Crown asserted effective control over the people.