Mapping Justice
Year: 2022 Court: Supreme Court of Canada Location: AB File number: 39323 Citation: Anderson v. Alberta, 2022 SCC 6 (CanLII), <https://canlii.ca/t/jn604>, retrieved on 2022-10-13 TAGS: Access to Justice, Advance Costs First Nations should not be required to choose between meeting the basic needs of their communities and pursuing publicly important litigation in order to qualify…
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Beaver Lake Cree Nation filed a constitutional challenge over the impacts of multiple tar sands mines and other industrial development in Beaver Lake Cree territory. They are the first community to ever challenge – and be granted a trial on – the cumulative environmental, social, and cultural impacts of industrial development. A win would force…
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Wewaykum Indian Band v. Canada Year: 2002 Court: Supreme Court of Canada Citation: 2002 SCC 79 Location: BC TAGS: Fiduciary Duty The fiduciary duty that exists between the federal government and Indian bands is not an overarching duty that exists in every situation, but only in relation to specific interests of the Indian band. Summary:…
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Aboriginal title recognizes that Aboriginal peoples are the owners of the land that they have occupied since time immemorial, with rights as to how it will be used. Aboriginal title to land exists in broad territories, not only small parcels. Summary: In this case, Chief Roger William, on behalf of the Xeni Gwet’in community and…
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Taku River Tlingit First Nation v. British Columbia (Project Assessment Director) Year: 2004 Court: Supreme Court of Canada Citation: 2004 SCC 74 Location: BC TAGS: Duty to Consult; Mineral/Mining/Natural Resources The duty to consult arises whenever the Crown has knowledge that an Aboriginal rights or title claim may be adversely impacted by a proposed activity. …
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St. Catharines Milling & Lumber Co. v. R, Year: 1887 Court: Supreme Court of Canada Citation: 13 S.C.R. 577 Location: ON TAGS: Aboriginal Title This decision affirmed that Aboriginal title existed as a right at common law in Canada, but that it could be extinguished at the Crown’s pleasure. This case was the leading decision…
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Rio Tinto Alcan Inc. v. Carrier Sekani Tribal Council Year: 2010 Court: Supreme Court of Canada Citation: 2010 SCC 43 Location: BC TAGS: Duty to Consult; Natural Resources – Mineral; Natural Resources – Mining This case defined the duty to consult and established the conditions in which a duty to consult is triggered. Summary: Since…
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R v. Sundown Year: 1999 Court: Supreme Court of Canada Citation: [1999] 1 SCR 393 Location: SK TAGS: Hunting Rights; Harvesting Rights; Treaty Rights The right to hunt includes activities reasonably incidental to the act of hunting. Summary: In R v Sundown, the accused was a member of the Joseph Bighead First Nation that was…
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