二战后加拿大土著民族自治政策的演变

The Changes in the Canadian Natives'Self-Governing Policy After the Second World War

加拿大土著民族包括印第安人、因纽特人和梅蒂人 ,他们世代居住在北美大陆上。欧洲人来到新大陆后 ,土著民族的权利日益受到侵蚀而不断被削弱 ,土著民族为捍卫自身的利益 ,进行了长期不懈的努力和斗争。自 2 0世纪70年代以来 ,土著民族争取自治权利的斗争出现了很大转机。 1982年 ,加拿大宪法以根本法的形式确认了土著民族的“已有权利”和“条约权利” ;1999年 4月 ,加拿大第

Native Canadian ethnic groups include: the Indians, the Inuits and the Metis who live generation after generation on the North American continent. After the arrival of the Europeans, the natives' rights and interests were gradually weakened and deprived. To protect their own interests the natives put on persistent long struggle which has undergone great changes since 1970s. In 1982 Canadian constitution confirmed in the form of fundamental law the natives' 'enjoyed rights' and 'treaty rights'. In April 1999, the 13th administrative unit of the provincial level--Nunawut was established--an attempt of great importance in the natives' self-government.