General Resource
BC Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation List of Landmark Court Cases
Court Cases Related to Aboriginal Rights and Title in British Columbia
Taseko Mines Limited v. Phillips, 2011 BCSC 1675
Lax Kw’alaams Indian Band v. Canada (Attorney General), 2011 SCC 56
Regina v. Kapp (2008 SCC 41); Aboriginal Right to Fish. See my blog for more information.
Tsilhqot’in Nation v. British Columbia, 2007 (35mb pdf file); see my blog for more information.
Hupacasath First Nation v. British Columbia (Minister of Forests) et al., 2005 (Click here for comments and other information regarding this decision and its impact on First Nations title.)
R. v. Marshall; R. v. Bernard, 2005 (New Brunswick and Nova Scotia; click here for comments regarding impact on title in BC.)
Huu-Ay-Aht First Nation et al. v. The Minister of Forests et al., 2005
Taku River Tlingit First Nation v. British Columbia, 2004
Haida Nation v. Province of British Columbia (Minister of Forests), 2004
Delgamuukw v. British Columbia, 1997 (Supreme Court of Canada)
Delgamuukw v. British Columbia, 1994 (BC Court of Appeals)
Delgamuukw v. British Columbia, 1991 (Supreme Court of BC)
NTC Smokehouse v. The Queen, 1996
Van Der Peet v. The Queen, 1996
Sparrow v. The Queen, 1990
Calder v. Attorney General of British Columbia, 1970, 74 W.W.R. 481 (B.C.C.A.), aff’d [1973] S.C.R. 313
Legislation
Aboriginal Recognition Act (BC; postponed)
Note: The text of this act has not been made public. See news about it on my blog.
BC Treaties
BC Government’s Links to Treaties, Completed and Pending
Completed Agreements
Maa-Nuulth (Vancouver Island)
Note: This treaty was ratified by the Maa-Nulth Treaty Group in October, 2007; it was ratified later by the Province of BC. The federal government signed the treaty on April 9, 2009. See my blog for more details. Implementation occurred April 1, 2011.
Tsawwassen (Lower Mainland)
Note: This agreement was ratified by the Tsawwassen in July 2007 and the BC Legislature in October 2007. It became law on April 3, 2009. See my blog for more details. (News stories about the treaty taking effect are here.)
Nisga’a Treaty (2000)
Treaty 8
Agreements in Principle (BC Treaty Process)
Yale (Fraser River Canyon)
Yekooche (Fort St. James)
Snuneymuxw (Nanaimo)
Lheidli T’enneh (Prince George)
Note: This agreement was rejected by the Lheidli T’enneh on March 30, 2007. For links to news stories about the rejection, see my blog.
Sliammon (Sunshine Coast)
In-SHUCK-ch (Fraser Valley)
Treaty Organizations
BC Treaty Commission
First Nations Summit
Union of BC Indian Chiefs
Languages of Native North America
Society for the Study of the Indigenous Languages of the Americas (SSILA)
Summer Intitute of Linguistics (SIL)
Yinka Déné Language Institute
Yukon Native Language Centre
(This page was updated on December 7, 2011.)