In December 2014, the Federal Court determined that Canada owed a duty to consult to Mikisew Cree First Nation when it introduced two omnibus bills (Bills C38 and C45) Read More
Yukon court overturns government land use plan for the Peel Watershed
On December 2, 2014 the Yukon Supreme Court released its decision quashing a land use plan adopted by the Yukon government for the Peel Watershed. First Nations Read More
Bob Freedman and Melody Lepine to Present at Western Aboriginal Consultation & Negotiation
On February 10, 2015, JFK Law’s Robert Freedman and Melody Lepine of Mikisew Cree First Nation will be making a joint presentation on the topic of “Negotiating Effective Impact Read More
Canada Launches New Aboriginal and Treaty Rights Information System
This fall, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, or AANDC, launched a new online information system that maps public information about aboriginal communities and “potential or established” aboriginal and Read More
Supreme Court of Canada Releases Landmark Aboriginal Title Decision Tsilhqot’in v. British Columbia
On June 26, 2014, the Supreme Court of Canada granted the first ever declaration of Aboriginal title, a significant victory for Aboriginal peoples across Canada. The decision recognized that Read More
Summary of Squamish Nation v British Columbia (Community, Sport and Cultural Development), 2014 BCSC 991
The Squamish and Lil’wat Nations (the “Nations”) successfully claimed that the Province breached the duty to consult in its approval of the 2011 Official Community Plan (the “OCP”) for Read More
Case Comment: Sechelt Indian Band v. British Columbia, , 2013 BCCA 262
By: Meg Gaily On June 5, 2013, the British Columbia Court of Appeal released its judgment in Sechelt Indian Band v. British Columbia (Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act, Read More
Presentation at Mikisew Cree First Nation
Robert Janes attending May 24th, 2013 in Fort Chipewyan at Mikisew Cree First Nation community for a presentation on the importance of Treaties and Mikisew’s legal challenge to Bills C38 Read More