Aboriginal Rights and Native People

Prologue: Moved by: Rev. P. Tait; Seconded by: Rev. B. Arreak; That General Synod call upon the Government of Canada to bring forward to the next First Ministers' Conference a set of constitutional amendments designed to entrench in the Canadian Constitution:; 1. the enforceable right of aboriginal peoples to self-government, and an adequate land and economic base flowing from aboriginal title, aboriginal rights and treaty rights; and; 2. the requirement of consent by the aboriginal peoples on all future Constitutional amendments affecting them.; Amendment; Moved by: Rt. Rev. T.O. Morgan; Seconded by: Chancellor J.H.C. Harradence; That the words "set of constitutional amendments designed" be deleted and the word "commitment" be inserted in their place; and; That the words "once clearly defined" be inserted after the word "self-government" and before the word "and; and further"; That the words "such rights" be substituted for "them" at the end of number 2.

Text of motion: That the Amendment be put. CARRIED IN ALL ORDERS; The Amendment was put and CARRIED IN ALL ORDERS; The motion now reads:; That General Synod call upon the Government of Canada to bring forward to the next First Ministers' Conference a commitment to entrench in the Canadian Constitution:; 1. the enforceable right of aboriginal peoples to self-government once clearly defined, and an adequate land and economic base flowing from aboriginal title, aboriginal rights and treaty rights; and; 2. the requirement of consent by the aboriginal peoples on all future Constitutional amendments affecting such rights.; The motion as amended was put and CARRIED IN ALL ORDERS Act 31

Subjects: Canada - Constitution; Indigenous peoples - Canada; Indigenous peoples - Canada - Anglican Church of Canada; Indigenous peoples - Canada - Claims - Anglican Church of Canada; Inuit - Canada - Anglican Church of Canada; Inuit - Canada - Claims - Anglican Church of Canada