The term aboriginal can be defined as a collective name for all of the original peoples of their country and their descendents. In Canada, they are separated into three groups: Indians, Inuit, and Metis. There is an aboriginal title given to these three groups, and it is based on their longstanding use and occupancy of the land as descendents of the original inhabitants of Canada. In 1876, the Indian Act was passed in the Canadian government, (…showed first 75 words of 2459 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2459 total…where in November 2004, (Ibid) it was ruled the Canadian and Provincial governments must consult with the natives on the use of disputed land, the aboriginals of Canada have come a long way in their fight for equality, but they are nowhere near done. All aboriginals want is the right to their land that they graced thousands of years before the white man, something they are sometimes denied and deprived of. <Tab/>