Making+Laws

1) Federal, Provincial/Territorial, Aboriginal, and Municipal. All levels of law are responsible for making their own law in their own jursidiction.

2) Law is a cultural construct, because laws are different in each country and they are usually based on that countries cultural history. Laws are meant to serve and protect the citizens of a certain jurisdiction. As a nations culture changes, so may the law.

3) __**Aboriginals:**__

Treaties- Signed agreements signed by the native americans and the settlers, giving the settlers most of the land and what seemed like equal rights were given to the aboriginals. Indian Act- deffinition of who an indian is and all of the rights and laws that apply to them. 1969 White Paper- proposed the abolition of the indian act, rejection of land claims and the assimilation of aboriginals into the canadian population. Bill C-31- an act to amend the the indian act

-Our culture has changed and so has the way aboriginals are treated. They're are still people who treat aboriginals as 2nd class citizens but in terms of canadian law, aboriginals are treated as 1st class citizens, just like everyone else. These changes in the law show that canada`s culture is changing and so is the way we treat aboriginals, which is a positive or our country.

I asked my grandma how laws have changed since when she was a young adult to present day. She said that many things have changed and one of them is the laws against discrimination in the workplace, especially against women. Back then, certain occupations were very gender specific, but now you see women being able to do most of the jobs that men have traditionally been doing throughout history. This is because of the laws that are against discrimination in the workplace when in it comes to hiring. This change is a reflection of our culture changing. With law being a cultural construct, this change in culture is the reason that the laws are also evolving. Especially in this case where it involves the equal treatment of men and women in the workplace. Not only in the workplace, but in everyday life.
 * __Interview__**