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 1.The Problem of Crown Land 

Key points; 

-Denial of Recognition: Canadian law denies Indigenous peoples inherent rights, using doctrines of discovery to claim underlying title to their lands 

-Entrenched Alienation: Indigenous nations have proven continuity of occupation from pre-contact to the present; However, Canadian law offers no legal pathway to resume full jurisdiction and governance over their lands. 

-Crown Motivations and Dispossession Techniques: Legal mechanism entrench dispossession; The Crown maintains absolute authority over lands 

2.Resource Nation 

Key Points; 

-Economic Catalyst: Crown lands are pivotal to Canada's economic growth through: 

-Hydro and energy corridors 

-Mining, forestry, and oil and gas development 

-Transportation infrastructure

-Indigenous Alienation: indigenous peoples are further separated from their land and water; extractive industries fragment territories, creating “islands amidst development”

-Mapping and Awareness: Mapping extractive industries reveals: - the scale of land alienation. -Denial of Aboriginal rights. -Erasure of Indigenous laws