Aboriginal Law

Wolastoqey Nations v. New Brunswick and Canada, et.al., 2024 NBKB 203

2024-11-22T14:33:42-05:00Categories: Laws and Legal Systems, Resource|Tags: Aboriginal Law, Aboriginal title, Crown Obligations, Fee Simple, Indigenous Governance, Indigenous Law, Indigenous Rights, Indigenous-Crown Relations, Land Back, law, legal, Legal Precedent, N.B., New Brunswick, private land, Reconciliation, Wolastoqey, Wolastoqey Nations|

This legal document is a precedent setting decision confirming the possibility of declaring Aboriginal title over privately held land.

Aboriginal title can be declared over privately-owned land

2024-11-22T14:19:52-05:00Categories: Laws and Legal Systems, Resource|Tags: Aboriginal Law, Aboriginal title, Indigenous Governance, Indigenous Law, Indigenous Rights, Indigenous-Crown Relations, Land Back, law, legal, N.B., New Brunswick, private land, Reconciliation, truth, Wolastoqey|

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

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Aboriginal Law

Wolastoqey Nations v. New Brunswick and Canada, et.al., 2024 NBKB 203

Aboriginal title can be declared over privately-owned land

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Wolastoqey Nations v. New Brunswick and Canada, et.al., 2024 NBKB 203

Aboriginal title can be declared over privately-owned land

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