Part 1: Tips for Students Starting Out Whether you are reading a law school course calendar or the financial section of the Globe and Mail, you will often see Read More
JFK Court Report: Recent Cases from British Columbia
Fiduciary obligations owed by Band Councillors to the Band Louie v. Louie, 2015 BCCA 247 Wayne Louie, a member of the Lower Kootenay Indian Band, brought a suit against Read More
A Clear Call to Action – Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Report Released
Today is an important day. Today the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its final report and recommendations after 6 years gathering stories from residential school survivors. The recommendations are Read More
JFK Court Report: Recent Cases from Saskatchewan
Several cases of interest came out of the Saskatchewan courts in April of 2015. Court of Queen’s Bench In Métis Nation Saskatchewan v Morin, 2015 SKQB 98, the Court Read More
Commentary: Saik’uz First Nation and Stellat’en First Nation v Rio Tinto Alcan Inc, 2015 BCCA 154
In a ground-breaking decision, the British Columbia Court of Appeal has said that Aboriginal groups may sue private parties for impacts to asserted Aboriginal rights and title without first Read More
Robert Janes to present at PBLI’s Aboriginal Law: Current Issues 2015
On May 27, JFK Law’s Robert Janes will speak on the topic of “Métis, Non-Status Indians and Identity Issues” at PBLI’s Aboriginal Law: Current Issues 2015 conference. See here Read More
Implementation Matters: The 2015 Nunavut Land Claim Agreement Settlement
On May 4, 2015, Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated (NTI), the organization that represents Inuit under the Nunavut Land Claim Agreement, and the federal government reached a settlement in NTI’s $1billion Read More
JFK Court Report: Recent Cases from Manitoba
Sapotaweyak Cree Nation v Manitoba: Duty to Consult and Interlocutory Injunctions A recent decision by the Court of Queen’s Bench of Manitoba dismissed an application by the Sapotaweyak Cree Read More