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
This webinar discusses the legal and policy opportunities and challenges of Indigenous-led conservation in Ontario and other regions.
This is part of a series of reports from an international-to-local analysis of laws relevant to territories and areas conserved by Indigenous Peoples and local communities (ICCAs).
These reports analyze the effects of laws, policies, and implementing agencies on territories and areas conserved by Indigenous Peoples and local communities (ICCAs) and explore the diversity of ways in which Indigenous peoples and local communities are using the law to sustain the resilience of their ICCAs.