Category Archives: Aboriginal

First Nation treaty obligations should inform the interpretation of discretionary powers under the Species at Risk Act

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Nigel Bankes

PDF version: First Nation treaty obligations should inform the interpretation of discretionary powers under the Species at Risk Act  Case commented on: Adam v Canada (Environment), 2011 FC 962 Woodland caribou are listed as threatened under the Species at Risk … Continue reading →

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Greater Rights for Métis Settlements in Alberta?

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Will Randall

PDF version: Greater Rights for Métis Settlements in Alberta? Case considered: Alberta (Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development) v Cunningham, 2011 SCC 37 Editor’s note: For pre-SCC ABlawg posts on this case see: Jonnette Watson Hamilton, Interpreting Section 15(2) of the … Continue reading →

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Aboriginal title, reserve rights to groundwater and (possibly) a right to an instream flow

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Nigel Bankes

Case considered: Helalt First Nation v British Columbia, 2011 BCSC 945 In this case the Helalt First Nation (HFN) sought judicial review of an environmental assessment certificate issued under the terms of BC’s Environmental Assessment Act, SBC 2002, c 43 … Continue reading →

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The Full Implications of Demonstrable Integration: A Roundtable Discussion on West Moberley

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Nigel Bankes

PDF version: The Full Implications of Demonstrable Integration: A Roundtable Discussion on West Moberley Case considered: West Moberly First Nations v. British Columbia, 2011 BCCA 247 Summer at the law school provides faculty members with the opportunity to get on … Continue reading →

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Interim Report on Violence Against Aboriginal Women Released

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Jennifer Koshan

PDF version: Interim Report on Violence Against Aboriginal Women Released Report Commented on: House of Commons Standing Committee on the Status of Women Interim Report, Call Into The Night: An Overview of Violence Against Aboriginal Women Just before the House … Continue reading →

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