[The Tsilhqot’in Decision and Canada’s First Nations Termination Policies, pt. 1]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Russell Diabo
Shiri Pasternak
Description
Brief discussion of Canada's Comprehensive Land Claims policy in response to the Supreme Court of Canada's landmark decision in the case Tsilhqot'in v. British Columbia.
Assembly of First Nations and the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society filed complaint alleging that the Government of Canada is discriminating against children living on reserve by providing less child welfare funding than for other Canadian children.
Saskatchewan First nations and the Province s's Resource Future
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Perry Bellegarde
Description
National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations discusses Saskatchewan's current resource-based boom, necessity for collaboration, and impact and benefit agreements with governments and companies.
Duration: 2:00:34.
Webinar covers background to the child-first principle, progress in implementation, Federal and provincial governments' operational narrowing of its application and refusal to acknowledge cases, Pictou Landing Band Council (PLBC) & Maurina Beadle v. Canada, court rulings, and description of study which will collect systems information.
Duration: 1:15:59.
Assessing the Indian Residential Schools Litigation and Settlement Processes, Session 4
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Frank Iacobucci
Description
Session Four from public conference Assessing the Indian Residential Schools Litigation and Settlement Processes held Friday, January 18, 2013 at the University of Toronto.
Keynote speaker talks about handling the settlement.
Duration: 55.29.
Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 12, no. 1, 2013, pp. 1-31
Description
Concludes that band councils cannot exclude off-reserve members from receiving their fair share of any per capita distribution of money.
Entire issue on one pdf. Scroll to page 1 to locate article.
Zeitschrift für Kanada-Studien, vol. 33, no. 1, 2013, pp. 78-97
Description
"... this paper addresses community trauma produced through the sexism of federal law and its implications for exogamy and cultural genocide, as well as for land, housing, and other resources."
Comparative Research in Law & Political Economy Research Paper Series ; no.13
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Shin Imai
Ashley Stacey
Description
Discusses two cases Neskonlith Indian Band v Salmon Arm (City) and Wahgoshing First Nation v Solid God Resources Corp both involving failure to consult with First Nations by a municipality and a private business.
Assessing the Indian Residential Schools Litigation and Settlement Processes, Session 2
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Celeste Poltak
James Scott
Mitchell Taylor
Bruce Feldthusen
Terrence McMahon
Description
Plaintiffs', church, and government representatives as well a judge and academic speak about the process.
Session Two from public conference Assessing the Indian Residential Schools Litigation and Settlement Processes.
Duration: 1:19:03.
Assessing the Indian Residential Schools Litigation and Settlement Processes, Session 3
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Trevor Farrow
Paul Favel
John Terry
Carrie Menkel-Meadow
Description
Session Three from public conference Assessing the Indian Residential Schools Litigation and Settlement Processes held Friday, January 18, 2013 at the University of Toronto. Role of class council, non-class lawyers and legal fees.
Duration: 1:04:17.
McMillan Aboriginal Law Bulletin, May 2013, pp. [1]-5
Description
Discusses the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in Behn v Moulton Contracting Ltd which states that members of an Aboriginal group cannot invoke "self-help" remedies when claiming that the government breached its duty to consult.
The Supreme Court Law Review, vol. 71, no. 1, 2015, pp. 27-43
Description
Discusses the concept of "prior occupation" of the land and the clarification of test for Aboriginal title in the judgment of Tsilhquot'in Nation v. British Columbia.
New Socialist Webzine, Part 1, January 13, 2015, p. [?]
Description
Reviews the Supreme Court of Canada's landmark decision in the case Tsilhqot'in v. British Columbia in which the Zeni Gwet'in Tsilhqot'in have Aboriginal Title to much of their traditional territory.
Aboriginal Peoples and the Law: "We Are All Here to Stay"
Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice Annual Conference ; 2015
The "Métis Question" in Different Legal Contexts
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Marilyn Poitras
Jason T. Madden
Description
Marilyn Poitras discusses the complex issue of identity from personal, group, legal and government perspectives.
Jason Madden discusses Métis identity in terms of case law and rights contained in Section 35 of the Constitution Act.
Duration: 37:58.