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Deceased intended money transfers to B as gifts, motivated by natural and understandable gratitude to B for happiness and comfort of final year.

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This excerpt from the newly updated Aboriginal Law title examines Indigenous identity in Canadian law, with a particular focus on Métis under the Constitution Act, 1867 and the Constitution Act, 1982.