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ABORIGINAL TITLE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-02-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Aboriginal Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Aboriginal title
1, record 1, English, Aboriginal%20title
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Indigenous title 2, record 1, English, Indigenous%20title
correct, noun
- Aboriginal land title 3, record 1, English, Aboriginal%20land%20title
pleonasm, noun
- ancestral title 4, record 1, English, ancestral%20title
noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] communal right of Aboriginal peoples to occupy and use the land inhabited by their ancestors from time immemorial. 5, record 1, English, - Aboriginal%20title
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In 1997, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled in the Delgamuukw case that Aboriginal title is a property right to the land itself - not just the right to hunt, fish and gather. [An] Aboriginal title is a communal right; an individual cannot hold [an] Aboriginal title. 6, record 1, English, - Aboriginal%20title
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Aboriginal title: A legal term that recognizes an Aboriginal interest in the land. It is based on the long-standing use and occupancy of the land by today's Aboriginal peoples as the descendants of the original inhabitants of Canada. 7, record 1, English, - Aboriginal%20title
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Aboriginal title to the land
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit autochtone
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- titre ancestral
1, record 1, French, titre%20ancestral
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- titre autochtone 2, record 1, French, titre%20autochtone
correct, masculine noun
- titre ancestral autochtone 3, record 1, French, titre%20ancestral%20autochtone
pleonasm, masculine noun
- titre ancestral sur des terres 4, record 1, French, titre%20ancestral%20sur%20des%20terres
pleonasm, masculine noun
- titre aborigène 5, record 1, French, titre%20aborig%C3%A8ne
masculine noun, obsolete
- titre aborigène sur des terres 6, record 1, French, titre%20aborig%C3%A8ne%20sur%20des%20terres
pleonasm, masculine noun, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En 1997, la Cour suprême du Canada a statué dans l'affaire Delgamuukw que le titre ancestral est un droit sur la terre elle-même et ne se limite pas au droit de chasser, de pêcher et de récolter. Le titre ancestral est un droit collectif; un particulier ne peut pas détenir de titre ancestral. 4, record 1, French, - titre%20ancestral
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
titre ancestral : Terme juridique qui reconnaît les intérêts des Autochtones à l’égard des terres. Il est fondé sur le fait que les peuples autochtones d’aujourd’hui, en tant que descendants des premiers habitants du Canada, utilisent et occupent les terres depuis très longtemps. 7, record 1, French, - titre%20ancestral
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho indígena
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- título ancestral
1, record 1, Spanish, t%C3%ADtulo%20ancestral
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2026-01-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Aboriginal Law
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Aboriginal title
1, record 2, English, Aboriginal%20title
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Indigenous title 2, record 2, English, Indigenous%20title
correct, noun
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Viewed externally, Aboriginal title is a generic right which possesses certain distinctive features, such as inalienability, that do not change from one Indigenous group to another. Viewed internally, Aboriginal title allows each Indigenous group to use its lands in its own fashion, within certain broad limits. 3, record 2, English, - Aboriginal%20title
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit autochtone
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- titre ancestral
1, record 2, French, titre%20ancestral
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- titre autochtone 2, record 2, French, titre%20autochtone
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le titre ancestral a été défini par la Cour suprême dans l'arrêt Delgamuukw comme étant le droit exclusif d'utiliser un territoire donné. Sous réserve d'une «limite intrinsèque», il confère à son titulaire le droit de se livrer à n'importe quelle activité sur ce territoire, peu importe que l'activité en question puisse être elle-même qualifiée de droit ancestral selon le critère de la «partie intégrante d'une culture distinctive». 3, record 2, French, - titre%20ancestral
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
titre ancestral : désignation normalisée par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 4, record 2, French, - titre%20ancestral
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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