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Historic Agreement Recognizes Haida Title to Haida Gwaii
Friday, April 19, 2024
On April 14, 2024, the Haida Nation and the Province of British Columbia signed the Gaayhllxid/Gíihlagalgang “Rising Tide” Haida Title Lands Agreement. This Agreement recognizes…
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Supreme Court of Canada decides Metis land case
SCC expands claims based on honour of the Crown, and sheds light on the application of limitation periods and laches to Aboriginal law cases
The Supreme Court of Canada released…
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Overlapping Claims and Shared Territories
The issue of overlapping claims and shared territories is often a significant complicating factor for First Nations and resource developers attempting to reach Impact Benefit Agreements (IBAs). As many First…
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The upcoming Supreme Court of Canada case on Aboriginal Title
The Supreme Court of Canada decided yesterday to hear the appeal from the decision of the British Columbia Court of Appeal in the case of
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Are Treaties Still Relevant?
As lawyers, we at OKT are involved in many aspects of treaties, from negotiating modern treaties to ensuring the rights in existing treaties are upheld. Treaties are so much a…
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The Treaties: A Primer On Recent Violations
The Idle No More movement and Chief Theresa Spence have recently brought a lot of attention to the Treaties. Some people may be wondering: are the Treaties still relevant? And…
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Daniels Case on Metis and Non-Status Indians
On Tuesday January 8, 2013, the Federal Court released an interesting new Aboriginal law decision called Daniels v Canada, 2013 FC 6 [“Daniels”]. This case is about federal powers…
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