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ABORIGINAL PEOPLES RIGHT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-01-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Aboriginal Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Aboriginal right
1, record 1, English, Aboriginal%20right
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Aboriginal Peoples' right 1, record 1, English, Aboriginal%20Peoples%27%20right
correct, noun
- right of Aboriginal Peoples 1, record 1, English, right%20of%20Aboriginal%20Peoples
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In Canada, a right held by Indigenous Peoples under section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982. 1, record 1, English, - Aboriginal%20right
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The term "Aboriginal right" is usually used in the plural form. 1, record 1, English, - Aboriginal%20right
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
The term "aboriginal rights" is used in section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982. 1, record 1, English, - Aboriginal%20right
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Aboriginal rights
- Aboriginal Peoples' rights
- rights of Aboriginal Peoples
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit autochtone
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- droit ancestral
1, record 1, French, droit%20ancestral
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Au Canada, droit dont sont titulaires les peuples autochtones au titre de l'article 35 de la Loi constitutionnelle de 1982. 1, record 1, French, - droit%20ancestral
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le terme «droit ancestral» s'emploie le plus souvent au pluriel. 1, record 1, French, - droit%20ancestral
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Le terme «droits ancestraux» est employé à l'article 35 de la Loi constitutionnelle de 1982. 1, record 1, French, - droit%20ancestral
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
droit ancestral : désignation normalisée par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 1, French, - droit%20ancestral
Record 1, Key term(s)
- droits ancestraux
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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