Primary document · Text
Constitution Act, 1982: section 35
Part II recognizes and affirms existing Aboriginal and Treaty rights. Section 35 names Indian, Inuit and Métis peoples and includes treaty rights arising from land-claims agreements; read all four subsections together.
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- Publisher / custodian
- Department of Justice Canada
- Source date
- Constitution Act, 1982, Part II, section 35; online consolidated text
- Source type
- Primary document
- Format
- Text
- Regions
- Canada, Saskatchewan
- Peoples / communities
- First Nations, Inuit, Métis
Read with context
Constitutional text alone does not resolve particular rights claims or replace subsequent judicial interpretation. Section 35 is in Part II, distinct from the Charter in Part I.
Questions to investigate
- What does each subsection add to section 35?
- Why does this source require readers to distinguish First Nations, Inuit and Métis?
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- Record checked
- 2026-09-30
Opened official page and read Part II, section 35(1)-(4), lines corresponding to recognition, definition, land-claims agreements and equal guarantee.
Copy-ready citation
Department of Justice Canada. Constitution Act, 1982: section 35. Constitution Act, 1982, Part II, section 35; online consolidated text. https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/const/page-12.html. Record checked 2026-09-30.
Saskatchewan curriculum
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Suggested connection · teacher review
TR7
Analyze to what extent each of the signatories to treaty meets their respective obligations.
Examine section 35 as part of researching the 1982 Constitution; distinguish constitutional recognition from a complete account of Treaty implementation.
Candidate indicator: 4: Research the repatriation of the Canadian Constitution (1982).
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