The nature of good governance has been much in our thoughts lately, especially given press coverage of individuals and their promises of big change. Everyone agrees that “good governance” is essential to First Nations fully manifesting self-government. But what is…
In Ktunaxa Nation v British Columbia, 2015 BCCA 352, the BC Court of Appeal considered a decision of the Minister of Forest, Lands and Natural Resources, to approve the building of Jumbo Glacier Resort in the Jumbo Valley near Invermere,…
In Canada v Williams Lake Indian Band, 2016 FCA 63, the Federal Court of Appeal set aside a 2014 ruling of the Specific Claims Tribunal, which had upheld the Williams Lake Indian Band village’s site specific claim. The Specific Claims…
The Central Coast Indigenous Resource Alliance and Raincoast Conservation Foundation successfully obtained a recommendation from the provincial court that the remains of Cheeky, the grizzly bear, be returned to the Kwatna, to be addressed in accordance with traditional laws. The…
In the recent Coastal First Nations case (handed down on January 13), the B.C. Supreme Court addressed the Province’s agreement to treat any NEB assessment as equivalent to an assessment under BC’s Environmental Assessment Act, S.B.C. 2002, c. 43, and…