Introduction : the relationship -- The constitutional framework -- Aboriginal and treaty rights -- Land and "land claims" -- Métis -- Innuit -- Duty to consult and accommodate -- Self-government -- International law and sovereignty -- Bands, band councils and reserves -- Indian Act registration, band membership and First Nation citizenship -- Non-status and/or off-reserve -- Elections and referenda -- Housing -- Families and children -- Wills and estates -- Residential schools -- Resource revenue sharing and Impact Benefit Agreements (IBAs) -- Economic development : community-owned corporate entities and business on reserve -- Taxation -- Trusts for Aboriginal communities -- Employment relations -- Human rights and privacy -- The criminal justice system -- Commissions, inquiries, and other investigations -- Injunctions and blockades.