Supreme Court of Canada Reports of Pu...

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The Douglas Treaties (1850 – 1854)

A description of the Douglas Treaties on Vancouver Island, published by the BC Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation. http://www.gov.bc.ca/arr/history/douglas.htm
Six-Stage Treaty Negotiation Process

British Columbia Treaty Commission Agreement Six-Stage Treaty Process The six-stage treaty process is set out in the BC Claims Task Force Report of 1991 and in&...
British Columbia Treaty Commission

"The Treaty Commission is the independent and neutral body responsible for facilitating treaty negotiations among the governments of Canada, BC and First Nations in BC. The...
Guerin v. The Queen (1984)

"In 1955, the Musqueam Indian band approved a surrender, ‘in trust", of some of its reserve land in the City of Vancouver for the purpose of lease to a golf and ...
Sparrow v. The Queen (1990)

"The Sparrow case was the first in which the Supreme Court of Canada dealt with section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 which recognizes and affirms ‘the existing ab...
Canadian Pacific Ltd. v. Matsqui Indi...

”Amendments to the Indian Act enabled First Nations bands to pass their own by-laws for the levying of taxes against real property on reserve lands. The appellant bands ea...
Blueberry River Indian Band v. The Qu...

”In 1916 the Beaver Band of Indians entered into a treaty with the Crown. In exchange for surrendering aboriginal title, the Band was given a parcel of land in British Col...
Nikal v. The Queen (1996)

”Appellant is a native charged with fishing without a licence contrary to s. 4(1) of the British Columbia Fishery (General) Regulations. Native persons, although required ...
Aboriginal Rights and Title in Canada...

By Brian ThomMcGill University, Montreal, Que.
Lewis v. The Queen (1996)

”All three appellants, who are members of the Squamish Indian Band and reside at the Cheakamus Reserve, were charged with contravening the British Columbia Fishery (Genera...
Analysis of Delgamuukw Decision and I...

Prepared by Harry A. Slade, Q.C., Ratcliff & Company, North Vancouver, BC. You must be logged in to download the file:
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