Let Right Be Done: Aboriginal Title, the Calder Case, and the Future of Indigenous Rights
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Author/Creator
Christina Godlewska
Jeremy Webber
Law and Society Series
Description
Commentary on the pivotal case which established that title was a right recognized by Canadian law.
Chapter from: Let Right Be Done: Aboriginal Title, the Calder Case, and the Future of Indigenous Rights edited by Hamar Foster, Heather Raven, Jeremy Webber.
Semiahmoo First Nation v. Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Supreme Court of British Columbia
Description
Argues that other First Nations have overlapping claims to Aboriginal title within the Tsawwassen First Nation Agreement and consultation with them should take prior to signing the final agreement.
Focuses on the forced relocation of the Kitsilano Reserve, originally located near the Burrard Street Bridge in Vancouver. (For illustrations, see EBSCOhost version)
Looks at the initiative of government and First Nations to reconcile Crown and Aboriginal titles cooperatively while building a positive relationship and developing a common business perspective.
Looks at how the collaborative efforts between the British Columbia government, First Nations, environmental groups and the forest companies transformed an era of conflict into a ground-breaking approach to conservation leading to a shift in the way coastal rainforests are managed and the successful integration of Indigenous decision making and community wellbeing.
Haida Gwaii Strategic Land Use Agreement Between The Indigenous People of Haida Gwaii as Represented by the Council of the Haida Nation (the "Haida") and the Province of British Columbia (the "Province") as Represented by the Minister of Agriculture and
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Author/Creator
Integrated Land Management Bureau
Description
Lays out the Land Use Agreement intended to address the recommendation outcomes of the Haida Gwaii land use planning process.
Semiahmoo First Nation asks the courts to stop Tsawwassen First Nation (TFN) of Delta from signing a treaty that would infringe on Semiahmoo's rights and title.