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TIERRA RESERVA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-10-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Territories (Indigenous Peoples)
- Aboriginal Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- reserve land
1, record 1, English, reserve%20land
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Reserve lands are different from other lands in that: legal title to reserve lands is held by the Crown rather than by individuals or organizations; First Nations have a recognized interest in reserve lands that includes the right to exclusive use and occupation, inalienability and the communal nature of the interest; the lands cannot be seized by legal process or be mortgaged or pledged to non-members of a First Nation; and the minister must approve or grant most land transactions under the Indian Act. 2, record 1, English, - reserve%20land
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
reserve land: term usually used in the plural. 3, record 1, English, - reserve%20land
Record 1, Key term(s)
- reserve lands
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Territoires (Peuples Autochtones)
- Droit autochtone
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- terre de réserve
1, record 1, French, terre%20de%20r%C3%A9serve
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les terres de réserve se différencient d'autres terres en ce sens que : les titres de propriété officiels relatifs aux réserves sont détenus par la Couronne plutôt que par des particuliers ou des organisations; on reconnaît aux Premières Nations un droit sur les terres de réserve qui comprend l'utilisation et l'occupation exclusives, l'inaliénabilité et la nature commune de cet intérêt; les terres ne peuvent être saisies par voie judiciaire ou être hypothéquées ou mises en gage à des non-membres des Premières Nations; le ministre doit approuver ou accorder la plupart des transactions foncières en vertu de la Loi sur les Indiens. 2, record 1, French, - terre%20de%20r%C3%A9serve
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
terre de réserve : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel. 3, record 1, French, - terre%20de%20r%C3%A9serve
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
terre de réserve : terme au pluriel (terres de réserve) tiré du Mini-lexique du droit des autochtones et reproduit avec l'autorisation du Centre de ressources en français juridique de l'Université de Saint-Boniface. 3, record 1, French, - terre%20de%20r%C3%A9serve
Record 1, Key term(s)
- terres de réserve
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Territorios (Pueblos indígenas)
- Derecho indígena
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- terreno de reserva
1, record 1, Spanish, terreno%20de%20reserva
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- tierra de reserva 2, record 1, Spanish, tierra%20de%20reserva
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En general, terreno y tierra de reserva se usan en plural. 3, record 1, Spanish, - terreno%20de%20reserva
Record 1, Key term(s)
- terrenos de reserva
- tierras de reserva
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