Cases
August 29, 2008
Landmark Cases
A list of Landmark Cases from the BC Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation. (Link address updated August 2008). http://www.gov.bc.ca/arr/treaty/landmark_cases.h...
August 29, 2008
Province failed to adequately accommo...
In a ruling by Justice Neilson of the Supreme Court of British Columbia, it was concluded that the Crown failed to fulfill its duty to meaningfully consult and adequately accomm...
November 21, 2007
Decision Reached in Historical Land C...
http://www.woodwardandcompany.com/wp-content/uploads/pdfs/gary_oralhistory_westbank.pdf Judgement: http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca/Jdb-txt/SC/07/17/2007BCSC1700.pdf
May 26, 2006
Haida Nation vs. The Queen
The Haida Nation has filed a Statement of Claim in the Supreme Court of Canada claiming Aboriginal Title and Rights to Haida Gwaii ("QueenCharlotte Islands"). Downloa&...
November 16, 2005
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 ...
November 16, 2005
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...
November 16, 2005
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...
November 16, 2005
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...
November 16, 2005
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 ...
November 16, 2005
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...
November 16, 2005
R. vs NTC Smokehouse Ltd (1996)
”The appellant, a food processor, was charged under s. 61(1) of the Fisheries Act with selling and purchasing fish not caught under the authority of a commercial fishing l...
November 16, 2005
R. v. Van der Peet (1996)
”The appellant, a native, was charged with selling 10 salmon caught under the authority of an Indian food fish licence, contrary to s. 27(5) of the British Columbia Fisher...
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