by drew | Feb 24, 2020 | News
The Supreme Court of Canada has opened the door to multi-jurisdictional aboriginal rights and title claims: Newfoundland and Labrador (Attorney General) v. Uashaunnuat (Innu of Uashat and of Mani Utenam)* In 2013, two Innu First Nations and several elected individuals...
by drew | Oct 3, 2019 | News
Advanced Costs allows the Beaver Lake to continue their challenge of the taking up clause in Treaty 6: Anderson v Alberta (Attorney General), 2019 ABQB 746 On September 30th, 2019, the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench awarded advanced costs to Beaver Lake Cree Nation...
by drew | Sep 27, 2019 | News
Invitation to Global Climate Strike on Friday, September 27, 2019 Woodward & Company invites you and your colleagues to join lawyers from across Victoria in a demonstration of unity for ambitious climate action. Open letter to Victoria’s legal...
by drew | Aug 29, 2019 | News
New agreement will share provincial gaming revenue with First Nations On August 12, 2019, BC’s Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation and the First Nations Leadership Council announced that, after years of negotiations, First Nations in BC will now...
by drew | May 15, 2019 | News
Aboriginal rights: modern collectives can establish aboriginal rights to traditional areas, even if they no longer live there (R v. Desautel, 2019 BCCA 151). On May 2, 2019, the BC Court of Appeal confirmed that aboriginal rights protected by section 35 of the...
by drew | May 1, 2019 | News
Cowichan Nation Seeks Land & Fishery Recovery on Fraser River in British Columbia See here for Media Release The Cowichan Nation is taking legal action in the Supreme Court of British Columbia to recover its government-owned lands near the mouth of the Fraser...