1970s govt funded programs to support local initiatives amongst aboriginals
Office of Native Claims was created 1974 Land claims are a legal declaration of desired control over areas of property including bodies of water
Jean Chrétien proposed the abolition of the Indian Act of Canada, the rejection of land claims, and the assimilation of First Nations people into the Canadian population with the status of other ethnic minorities rather than a distinct group
Specific land claims dealt with existing land claims
Comprehensive land claims were based on traditional land use and occupancy
By 1975 the Declaration of the First Nations declared nationhood and self-government
Summary
In 19770 the Government created programs which funded programs that helped support local initiatives amongst the First Nations. The Office of Native Claims was created in 1974 and worked to review Indian claims arising from governmental failure to discharge “lawful obligations” and representing the government in negotiations with First Nations groups. The National Indian Brotherhood was renamed the Assembly of First Nations; The aims of the organization are to protect the rights, treaty obligations, ceremonies, and claims of citizens of the First Nations in Canada. Specific land claims were placed on the land claims that had existed beforehand, and Comprehensive land claims were put on the traditional land use and in the First Nations name. In 1975 the Declaration of the First Nations declared nationhood and self government.