Access to Survival: A Perspective on Aboriginal Self-Government for the Constitutency of the Native Council of Canada

Leslie McGrath was a librarian with the Toronto Public Library.

Martin Dunn is the National Coordinator of the NCC Constitutional Secretariat.

Access to Survival endeavors to present the position of the Native Council of Canada (NCC) on aboriginal self-government and constitutional reform. The NCC represents “the largest number of aboriginal people recognized under Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982,” including Indians and non-status Indians as well as Metis people. This paper focuses on the need for establishing equal access to the aboriginal right of self-government, with a discussion of the mechanisms and organization of self-government in view of constituent requirements.