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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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What Canada can learn from the World (Bank)
Canada, and its past 40 years of legal cases wrestling with Aboriginal land rights, has something to contribute to the global conversation on sustainable land use and reducing poverty. I…
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OKT congratulates moot participants
OKT was proud to be part of two recent moot competitions. These competitions place law students in mock courtrooms or around negotiation tables to develop their oral advocacy skills and…
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Bill C-51 could be a blank cheque to the government to stifle Indigenous dissent
Never ones to let a crisis go to waste, the federal government has tabled a bill in Parliament to give itself new powers…
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ACFN Lawsuit Challenges Alberta Consultation Regime
How is Alberta's new Aboriginal consultation regime faring? Not well, according to a court case filed in Alberta this week by the Athabasca Chipewyan…
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The Tsilhqot'in Decisions and Indigenous Law on Sacred Spaces
Why are there so many conflicts between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians about sacred spaces and sites? What are the differences in…
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From Protest to Process Agreement
Sometimes it takes protesting against injustice to make progress. This is true in Northern Manitoba, where hydro dams have a habit of damaging Aboriginal lands and cultures, and not enough…
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