What is an aboriginal right?
An aboriginal right stems from a custom, a practice or a tradition that characterizes the culture of an aboriginal group. This right had to exist prior to the contact with the Europeans; it is most often associated with a territorial occupation since that period. Moreover, the Courts have ruled that an aboriginal nation present on a territory when the Europeans arrived – and that has continued to frequent the territory ever since – has specific rights on that territory, known as “aboriginal rights”.
