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1) An American Aboriginal man, Richard Lee Desautel, was charged for hunting an elk without a license in British Columbia's traditional territory. He claimed he had an Aboriginal right to hunt for ceremonial purposes as a defense.
2) The author argues that allowing unlimited Aboriginal rights for non-residents could endanger public safety as hunting accidents cause many injuries each year. It also seems unfair if non-Canadians do not have to follow the same hunting laws as Canadian citizens.
3) In 2019, the British Columbia Court decided to extend the constitutional recognition of Aboriginal rights to include Aboriginal people who are not Canadian residents or citizens. However, the author believes Aboriginal rights should be limited rather than unlimited, to
1) An American Aboriginal man, Richard Lee Desautel, was charged for hunting an elk without a license in British Columbia's traditional territory. He claimed he had an Aboriginal right to hunt for ceremonial purposes as a defense.
2) The author argues that allowing unlimited Aboriginal rights for non-residents could endanger public safety as hunting accidents cause many injuries each year. It also seems unfair if non-Canadians do not have to follow the same hunting laws as Canadian citizens.
3) In 2019, the British Columbia Court decided to extend the constitutional recognition of Aboriginal rights to include Aboriginal people who are not Canadian residents or citizens. However, the author believes Aboriginal rights should be limited rather than unlimited, to
1) An American Aboriginal man, Richard Lee Desautel, was charged for hunting an elk without a license in British Columbia's traditional territory. He claimed he had an Aboriginal right to hunt for ceremonial purposes as a defense.
2) The author argues that allowing unlimited Aboriginal rights for non-residents could endanger public safety as hunting accidents cause many injuries each year. It also seems unfair if non-Canadians do not have to follow the same hunting laws as Canadian citizens.
3) In 2019, the British Columbia Court decided to extend the constitutional recognition of Aboriginal rights to include Aboriginal people who are not Canadian residents or citizens. However, the author believes Aboriginal rights should be limited rather than unlimited, to
Aboriginal Rights It is illegal for Canadians who do not belong
By: Madylin vanVliet to a FNMI group to hunt without a permit so to allow someone who doesn’t live in our Canada is a very diverse country and allows country to do as they wish seems wrong. many different religious and cultural When travellers or immigrants come to our practices, FNMI (First Nations, Metis, Inuit) country the must follow our laws, this is the culture as well.There are a set of right given same thing. exclusively to the FNMI of Canada that Also, hunting is dangerous. Between involves hunting, land, and more. However, Canada and the United States, 1,000 an issue has recently risen about hunting people get accidentally shot by hunters laws given to Aboriginal people which each year. To have unregistered hunter that proves there should be a limit to Aboriginal causes an unnecessary risk put citizens in Rights. danger raises the question, is one person's In 2010, an American Aboriginal man was freedom more important than another's charged for hunting in the Arrow Lakes area safety? which is traditional territory in British In Sasakechan, Non-Residents may get a Columbia. Richard Lee Desautel was license to hunt black bears, moose, and caught hunting a cow elk without a license. white tailed deers however non-residents He quickly declined the charges saying he cannot hunt elk. A majority of elks can only was exercising his Canadian constitutional be hunted on farms that raise elks for that aboriginal right to hunt for ceremonial reason. The rest of the elk population in purposes. The government argued that the Canada would be found in national parks Aboriginal constitutional right did not apply since for a period of time elks were to him since he was not apart of a considered endangered because of being Aboriginal group of Canada. over hunted. In response to Desautel hunting, the British Columbia Court decided on May 2nd 2019 to extend section 35 of Aboriginal Rights to Aboriginal people who are not residents or citizens of Canada. Section 35 previously stated “The existing aboriginal and treaty rights of the aboriginal peoples of Canada are hereby recognized and affirmed.” however British Columbia plans to extend this treaty to all Aboriginals. An Elk
Aboriginal rights should have a limit. It is an
issue of safety for both people and animals. Of course religion and cultural beliefs should continue to be respected and practiced in Canada but so should the laws of our country.