Download or read book Treaty Rights in the Historic Treaties of Canada written by Thomas Isaac and published by Native Law Centre University of Saskatchewan. This book was released on 2010 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The treaties between the Crown and First Nations are unique and hold a distinct position in Canadian law. The historic treaties in Canada, namely, those treaties entered into by the Crown prior to the era of comprehensive land claims and modern treaties beginning in the late 1970s, represent an important part of the relationship between the Crown and Aboriginal peoples. In this monograph, authors Thomas Isaac and Kristyn Annis examine the legal interpretation of historical treaties in Canada and set out core legal principles from a wide array of case law, generated over decades. They present a straight-forward discussion of the relevance of the historic treaties in modern circumstances, helping the reader to understand: