Shared Territories/Overlap Resolution - Union of British Columbia ...

INDIGENOUS TITLE vs. ABORIGINAL TITLEIndigenous Title:• Is the inherent and sovereign title that a First Nationholds according to Indigenous law. Indigenous title cannotbe understood or defined through reference to eitherconstitutional or common law. It is a legal relationship tothe land which is defined by those Indigenous laws andlegal systems which have governed First Nations sincetime immemorialAboriginal Title:• Aboriginal title is a legally recognized interest in land asdefined by constitutional and common law. It is a legalconstruct that is defined as being in relation to theCrowns’ asserted sovereignty and interest in the land