Category Archives: Aboriginal

Advance Costs and Trusts: Little Sisters and Okanagan Distinguished

Posted on September 9, 2013 by MaryWyatt Sindlinger

PDF Version: Advance Costs and Trusts: Little Sisters and Okanagan Distinguished Case commented on: 1985 Sawridge Trust v Alberta (Public Trustee), 2013 ABCA 226 The Alberta Court of Appeal recently upheld an award of advance costs originally granted in 1985 … Continue reading →

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The Petition of the Arctic Athabaskan Peoples to the Inter American Commission on Human Rights

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Verónica de la Rosa Jaimes

By: Verónica de la Rosa Jaimes PDF Version: The Petition of the Arctic Athabaskan Peoples to the Inter American Commission on Human Rights Matter Commented On: Petition to the Inter American Commission on Human Rights seeking relief from violations of the … Continue reading →

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The Territorial Basis of Métis Hunting Rights

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Nigel Bankes

PDF version: The Territorial Basis of Métis Hunting Rights Case commented on: R v Hirsekorn, 2013 ABCA 242. There is something special about the Cypress Hills area of southeast Alberta and southwest Saskatchewan. I remember my first visit to this … Continue reading →

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The Indian Residential School Settlement: Is Reconciliation Possible?

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Kathleen Mahoney

PDF Version: The Indian Residential School Settlement: Is Reconciliation Possible? Matter considered: The Indian Residential School Settlement Being the Chief Negotiator for the Assembly of First Nations instigating and completing the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement, cannot be described in words. … Continue reading →

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Alberta Energy Regulator: Split Jurisdiction Implications for Crown Consultation?

Posted on June 11, 2013 by David Laidlaw

PDF version: Alberta Energy Regulator: Split Jurisdiction Implications for Crown Consultation? Legislation considered: Responsible Energy Development Act, SA 2012, c 17; Designation of Constitutional Decision Makers Regulation, AR 69/2006 The new single Alberta Energy Regulator under the Responsible Energy Development Act, has been … Continue reading →

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