Question 26 of 33
True or False? At the time of Canadian Confederation, Aboriginal peoples ceded all their rights to the Canadian government.
When the Canadian Confederation was formed in 1867, First Nations were neither present nor consulted. Unbeknownst to them, the federal government obtained exclusive jurisdiction over Indian affairs. In so doing, it acquired the power to enact legislation on “Indians, and Lands Reserved for Indians”.
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