The Supreme Court confirms that not all aboriginal practices are protected by section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982

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The Supreme Court of Canada confirms that only those modern practices that maintain a reasonable degree of continuity with the practices, customs or traditions that were integral to an aboriginal groups pre-contact distinctive culture will be protected as an aboriginal right under section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982.

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