Title / Ownership

Some terms specific to British Columbia.

Book review of: Trust in the Land by B.R. Middleton.

Discussion of the Supreme Court of Canada's decisions in Tsilhqot’in Nation v. British Columbia and Grassy Narrows First Nation v. Ontario Duration: 1:09:03.

Supreme court ruling in landmark case declared the First Nation had Aboriginal Title to approximately 2000 square kilometers and extensive rights over an even broader area.

Author explores the roles and meanings that have been ascribed to the Friendship Belt and the Two Row Wampum belts historically and what impact they have on contemporary Haudenosaunee understandings of nationhood and sovereignty.

Covers topics such as Indigenous perceptions of land ownership, relationship with newcomers, Federal responsibilities, Douglas Treaties, and significant court decisions. For use with secondary school students.

Looks at how the Province of British Columbia handles duty to consult and accommodate First Nations when activities impose on treaty rights or aboriginal title. Based on case law as of April 2010. To be used in conjunction with Guide to Involving Proponents When Consulting First Nations.

Discusses how competing interpretations of history have influenced arguments used, and decisions rendered, in court cases. Excerpt from Dynamics of Canada: Studying Canada's Past and Current Realities edited by Keith Battarbee and Mélanie Buchart. Entire volume on one pdf. To access this paper scroll to p. 99.

Discusses issues of human rights abuse towards Aboriginal women and children, and describes how various policies and practices have had a negative impact on many lives.

Discusses the procedures for developing a web-enabled spatial information system for Aboriginal land management.

Opinion piece in which the author discusses their concerns about “Welcome to Country Speeches” or “Land Acknowledgements.” Offers suggestions as to how the recently adopted practice of acknowledging Indigenous peoples and their territories can be approached as an exchange and an opportunity to educate event attendees.

Looks at questions raised from the decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in Tsilhqot'in v. BC SSC 44.

Discusses the Crown's obligation to consult whenever their actions could impact Aboriginal right or title interests that are recognized by section 35 of the Constitution.

Looks at two examples of free, prior and informed consent evolving in Canadian law: the Saugeen Ojibway Nation in Ontario, and the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation in Alberta.

Updated version includes three new court cases: Tsilhqo’tin Nation v. British Columbia, Hupacasath First Nation v. British Columbia (Minister of Forests) and Cook v. The Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation.

Studies the conflicting claims to reservation land through the tribe's "Section 2415 Land Research Project" initiated in 1978.

Illustrates, by use of a landmark court case, a parallel between 1492 and the present regarding First Nations in British Columbia and the recognition of Aborignal title.

Interview with a participant in the protest over proposed development on what protesters claimed was unceded land at Douglas Creek. Scroll down to page 23 to read the article.