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Tsilqhot'in victory bolsters First Nations across country

David Ball

Tsilqhot'in victory bolsters First Nations across country
Propriété Information
Type de ressource Articles de journal
Langue
  • English
Année 2014
Pays Canada
Sujet
  • Droits et cadres légaux
  • Gouvernance autochtone
Complexité Practical
Mots-clés
  • Droit canadien
  • Impacts environnementaux
Écrit par Organisme non-gouvernemental (ONG)
Écrit pour
  • Alliés autochtones
  • Communautés autochtones
Description Tsilhoqot’in people won a case that was brought to the Supreme Court of Canada over legal title to 1,700 square kilometres of traditional hunting and trapping territories. The ruling gives legal validity to the long-standing Aboriginal claims to territory beyond their reserves. While this ruling does require that governments justify economic projects on traditional lands, it does not give Aboriginal peoples veto power.
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