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→Who is an Aboriginal Person and why does it matter?
Inuit are the people of the arctic. Their primary legal relationship is with the federal government, similar to Indian people. But the ''Indian Act'' doesnot apply to Inuit people. Most Inuit people are now participants in modern treaty and land claims agreements that govern their unique interests. There are relatively few Inuit people in British Columbia and they are not covered further in this script.
The Metis are people of mixed aboriginal and non-aboriginal ancestry, but their precise legal definition is not certain. Section 35 of the ''[http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/CONST/page-15.html#h-38 Constitution Act, 1982]'' recognizes three groups of Aboriginal peoples—Indians, Métis and Inuit peoples. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Canada Supreme Court of Canada], in a case called ''R v. Powley'', outlined three broad factors to identify Métis rights-holders:
*self-identification as a Métis individual;