En fait, les articles 25 et 35 de la Charte de 1982 reconnaissent les droits ancestraux ou issus de traités des peuples autochtones et affirment que rien ne portera atteinte aux droits non encore définis à l'époque.
Indeed, the 1982 Charter, in sections 25 and 35, provides for the recognition of aboriginal rights and treaties, and asserts that nothing shall derogate from those rights and treaties that were not defined at the time.