Alternate Title(s)

Matrimonial real property on reserve

Statement of Responsibility

Cornet Consulting & Mediation ; Wendy Cornet and Allison Lendor.

Publication Information

[Ottawa : Indian and Northern Affairs Canada]

Physical Description

82 p. 28 cm.

Notes

Issued also in French under title: Les biens immobiliers matrimoniaux situés dans les réserves.;Prepared for the Women's Issues and Gender Equality Directorate. Cf. P. 1.;Cover title.;Distributed by the Government of Canada Depository Services Program.

Contents

Introduction -- Framing the issues -- The historical context -- The constitutional context -- Notions of equality and gender equality -- Crown and First Nations roles in reserve land management -- Individual rights to occupation and use of reserve lands by band members -- Residency rights on reserve -- Rights of spouses with band members but not "Indian" status -- Residency rights of non-member spouses and children -- Provincial/territorial law on matrimonial property -- Matrimonial real property on reserve -- Common law relationships -- First Nations Land Management Act -- Self-government agreements -- Customary marriages -- Aboriginal customary law -- Family violence and the matrimonial home in First Nations communities -- Provincial/territorial family violence legislation -- RCAP recommendation on family violence -- RCAP family law recommendations -- Violence Against Indian Women Code Project (United States) -- Conclusions