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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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OKT Podcast - United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Is UNDRIP going to bring about transformational change to the relationship between Canada and Indigenous peoples? What about the federal government’s implementing legislation?
In this episode,…
Read More...Supreme Court applies Charter to Indigenous Governments, but protects “Indigenous difference"
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Dickson v Vuntut Gwitchin interprets the relationship between individual Charter rights and freedoms, and Indigenous collective rights.1 A majority of…
Read More...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…
Read More...UNDRIP is now part of Canada’s “domestic positive law”. What does this mean?
Thursday, April 4, 2024
Seventeen years after the UN General Assembly passed the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (“UNDRIP”), and eight years after Canada endorsed…
Read More...The Charter versus Aboriginal Rights? Supreme Court Releases Decision on Dickson v Vuntut Gwitchin
Thursday, March 28, 2024
Today, the Supreme Court released Dickson v Vuntut Gwitchin, 2024 SCC 10 (Dickson), an important decision that interprets the relationship between individual Charter rights and…
Read More...What is the Doctrine of Discovery?
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
What is the Doctrine of Discovery and how does it continue to impact Indigenous peoples today?
Click on the video link below to hear from Harry…
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