Sentences with phrase «existing constitutional recognition»
The main thrust of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) has been to press for the entrenchment of the right of First Nations self - government in the Canadian Constitution, and to gain increased governmental and popular acceptance of the existing constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and treaty rights.
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The constitutional recognition and affirmation of existing Aboriginal and treaty rights was a significant step.
That, in recognition that existing protections against racial discrimination have been overridden in relation to Indigenous peoples, the Commonwealth Government begin a constitutional process for the removal of section 25 of the Constitution and its replacement with a clause guaranteeing equality before the law and non-discrimination.