Across
- 2. Indigenous people without Indian Act status
- 5. Free, prior and informed agreement
- 7. A self-governing people with shared land, laws and identity
- 8. Land legally controlled by the government, not privately owned
- 12. A legal administrative unit created under the Indian Act
- 14. Act, A federal law that controls many aspects of Indigenous life and governance
- 16. Inherent land rights that existed before colonization
- 18. Governance or authority based on Indigenous nationhood rather than colonial systems
- 19. A legal process asserting Indigenous rights to land
- 20. Land set aside for a specific First Nation under federal authority
Down
- 1. Passed down across generations
- 3. Legal recognition under the Indian Act
- 4. Leadership passed through family lines and traditional law
- 6. Rights protected by Canada’s Constitution
- 9. Land governed by a city, town or local government
- 10. Land or authority controlled by a provincial government
- 11. A formal agreement between Indigenous nations and the Crown
- 13. Land or laws controlled by the national government of Canada
- 15. Owned or cared for by a group, not individuals
- 17. Land that was never surrendered or signed away by treaty