In this Brief, Andrew Ambers and Charlotte Weston examine the Cowichan and Wolastoqey decisions, challenge the Crown for their failure to address the intersection of private property and Aboriginal title, and offer new approaches to our collective relationship to property/land rooted in Indigenous legal orders.
In this Brief, Michaela McGuire and Rosanna Carver discuss the impacts of resource development infrastructure in the ocean and the Crown’s limited interpretation of Indigenous oceanic rights and title.
Recognition and Erasure of Indigenous Oceanic Rights and Title Read More »
As the Land Back Movement in Canada grows, political officials have worked to co-opt and distort the aims of Indigenous people from restitution towards “economic reconciliation.” Meanwhile, the duty to consult and the principle of free, prior and informed consent have also been channelled into the discourse of economic partnerships with industry, which is most
Resource Development and Indigenous Rights in Northern B.C.: A New Divide and Conquer Read More »