Property can include many different things, both concrete and abstract such as land, houses, tools, songs, stories or myths. This paper will only deal with the abstract part and mostly with the land. But it must not be forgotten that for the First Nations the other, more untouchable, part is just as important. It should be noticed that these are ideal, theoretical types and a lot of overlapping and intermingling exist in practical life.
Open access is the total lack of any property rights what so ever.
Access to the land, resource or whatever it may be is free and open to everyone who wants to use it. Examples are hard to find in the modern world but air might be an example. The examples are many. They can, if wanted, exclude other then themselves from using the property. Community forests are example of this property category.