This press release announces a significant legal victory for the six Wolastoqey communities in New Brunswick, as the Court of King’s Bench confirmed that Aboriginal title can apply to privately owned lands, advancing Aboriginal law nationwide.
This legal document is a precedent setting decision confirming the possibility of declaring Aboriginal title over privately held land.
This blog from Olthuis Kleer Townshend (OKT) Law provides context and further explanation of the decision for Aboriginal title to apply to privately owned lands. In November of 2024, six Wolastoqey Nations in New Brunswick received a precedent-setting decision in their Aboriginal title claim
The Yellowhead Institute Treaty Map is an accessible introduction to Indigenous perspectives on treaties in Canada.
This webinar discusses the legal and policy opportunities and challenges of Indigenous-led conservation in Ontario and other regions.
This website is dedicated to highlighting the work of students, faculty, and staff of the [...]
This blog is the first in a series from West Coast Environmental Law that looks [...]
This report examines how IPCAs can offer pathways to bring together Indigenous and Crown legal systems. It looks at SGaan Kinghlas-Bowie Seamount Marine Protected Area in Haida Gwaii and Thaidene Nëné in Łutsël K’é Dene First Nation territory as two contemporary examples of how this can occur.
This is the Anguniaqvia niqiqyuam Marine Protected Areas (ANMPA) regulations. It is a legal document [...]
This training workshop focuses on Indigenous knowledge systems and legal orders for the Lower Similkameen Indian Band as they work to create three new IPCAs.