Category Archives: Aboriginal
Reasons, Respect and Reconciliation
By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: Reasons, Respect and Reconciliation Case Commented On: Kainaiwa/Blood Tribe v Alberta (Energy), 2017 ABQB 107 (CanLII) Reconciliation between Canada’s settler society and First Nations and other indigenous communities certainly requires mutual respect but it should also … Continue reading
The Sixties Scoop & the Duty to Consult: A New Frontier in Aboriginal Litigation?
Case Commented On: Brown v Canada (Attorney General), 2017 ONSC 251 (CanLII) PDF Version: The Sixties Scoop & the Duty to Consult: A New Frontier in Aboriginal Litigation? By: Elysa Hogg and Alex Darling *Note on terminology: “Indian” is used to … Continue reading
The Duty to Consult and the Legislative Process: But What About Reconciliation?
By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: The Duty to Consult and the Legislative Process: But What About Reconciliation? Case Commented On: Canada v Courtoreille, 2016 FCA 311 (Can LII) In Rio Tinto Alcan Inc. v. Carrier Sekani Tribal Council (2010 SCC 43 … Continue reading
Bill S-3: A rushed response to Descheneaux
By: Elysa Hogg PDF Version: Bill S-3: A rushed response to Descheneaux Matters Commented On: Bill S-3 “An Act to amend the Indian Act (elimination of sex-based inequities in registration); Descheneaux c Canada (Procureur General), 2015 QCCS 3555 (CanLII) *Note on … Continue reading
The Application of the Charter to a Protest on the Siksika Nation
By: Linda McKay-Panos PDF Version: The Application of the Charter to a Protest on the Siksika Nation Case Commented On: Siksika Nation v Crowchief, 2016 ABQB 596 (CanLII) Recently there have been several cases involving the issue of whether the Charter … Continue reading
