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Aboriginal title can be declared over privately-owned land
Friday, November 15, 2024
The six Wolastoqey Nations in New Brunswick recently received a precedent-setting decision in their Aboriginal title claim. In Wolastoqey Nations v New Brunswick…
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OKT welcomes Sara Mainville
OKT LLP is thrilled to announce that Sara Mainville will be joining the firm as a senior associate.
Sara is a member of Couchiching First Nation in the Anishinaabe…
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Indigenous religious freedom case heads to Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of Canada granted leave to appeal the decision of the British Columbia Court of Appeal in Ktunaxa Nation v British Columbia. This case has important implications for…
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We don't need one more ride on the merry-go-round: It's time for fresh ideas
Maclean’s magazine recently published this column by Scott Gilmore. People got mad, especially Indigenous peoples and allies who advocate with them. Then OKT Partner Bob Rae wrote…
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First Nations win major child welfare case
First Nations across Canada won a groundbreaking human rights case today. It held that the federal government has been discriminating against First Nations people by underfunding child welfare on reserves.…
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BC Court holds that Province cannot off-load its Duty to Consult for Environmental Approvals
The British Columbia Supreme Court released its decision in Coastal First Nations v. British Columbia (Environment)[1] yesterday. The petitioners, Coastal First Nations ("CFN"), an organization representing 9 B.C. First Nations,…
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The doctrine of discovery on First Nations podcast
Last month, I had a very nice conversation with First Nations Podcast about the doctrine of discovery, and what repudiating it might mean for Canada, and the relationship between Indigenous…
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