Aboriginal Consultation, Environmental Assessment, and Regulatory Review in Canada
Alternate Title
Canadian Plains Studies ; 66
E-Books
Author/Creator
Kirk N. Lambrecht
Brief discussion of the right to self-determination in the Declaration, international and Canadian constitutional law, the Delgamuukw, Haida Nation and Tsilhqot’in decisions, and how they impact questions about construction of new oil and gas pipelines
Discusses B.C. case where complainant, a First Nations woman who took legal action against the Indian Registrar to regain her Indian status, felt that Section 6 was unconstitutional and contrary to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.9.
Overview of the UN Declaration includes topics of Aboriginal treaty rights, women’s rights, rights to education and employment, rights to self-determination, and rights to land.