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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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Dickson v. Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation: An Opportunity for Renewing Treaty Federalism and Recognizing Canada’s Legal Pluralism
The relationship between the individual rights to freedom and equality secured under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the recognition of the collective rights of Indigenous Peoples under section…
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The need for Indigenous-led housing
Home is where the heart is. It is where life begins. Home should be a place of safety, love, health, security, happiness and respect in kinship with one another. But…
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Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Grants Extension to Allow for DTCA in Precedent Setting Decision
OKT LLP was proud to assist Algonquin First Nations, including Kebaowek First Nation, in their interventions before the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) in its hearing on Canadian Nuclear Laboratories’…
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First Nations: Did some of your members go to residential school?
UPDATED DEADLINE: JUNE 30, 2022
First Nations: Did some of your members go to residential school?
If yes, there is a class action underway now that may apply to you,…
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Report from the Hon. Harry LaForme and the Hon. Juanita Westmoreland-Traoré on the creation of an independent commission to consider wrongful conviction applications
A report from the Hon. Harry LaForme and the Hon. Juanita Westmoreland-Traoré on the creation of an independent commission to consider wrongful conviction applications
The following is the Executive Summary…
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Bruce County and Saugeen Ojibway Nation Finalize Settlement Agreement
Joint Media Release
December 9, 2021
Bruce County and Saugeen Ojibway Nation Finalize Settlement Agreement
Bruce County and the Saugeen Ojibway Nation (SON) have reached an…
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