Aboriginal/Indigenous
Justice
Indigenous Studies 419 /
Criminology 419
Fall 2023
[This page was revised last on 27 November 2023]
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Other
interesting links involving Aboriginal issues, peoples, resources
Some key
Supreme Court decisions involving Aboriginal rights and title:
Calder et
al. v. Attorney-General of British Columbia (1973)
-- Aboriginal title
Guerin
v The Queen (1984) -- The Crown's
fiduciary responsibility to Aboriginal peoples
R.
v. Sparrow (1990) -- Aboriginal rights
R.
v. Sioui (1990) -- Aboriginal
rights, Huron/Wendat treaty
Delgamuukw
v British Columbia (1997) -- Aboriginal title
R.
v. Gladue (1999) -- Alternatives
to incarceration
R.
v. Marshall (1999) -- Aboriginal
rights, MiqMaq treaty
Corbiere v Canada
(Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs) (1999) -- Aboriginal rights, off-reserve Natives
R.
v. Powley (2003) -- Métis rights
Haida
Nation v. British Columbia (Minister of Forests) (2004)
-- Aboriginal rights and title; duty to consult
Taku River
Tlingit First Nation v. British Columbia (Project Assessment Director) (2004) -- Aboriginal
rights and title; duty to consult
R.
v. Marshall; R. v. Bernard (2005) -- Aboriginal
right to log; MiqMaq Treaty
Tsilhqot'in
Nation v British Columbia (2014) -- Aboriginal
title; logging rights
Daniels
v Canada (Indian Affairs and Northern Development) (2016) – federal
relation with Métis and non-status Indians
Ktunaxa Nation v.
BC (Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations) (2017) – protection of religious
freedom and adequacy of consultation
Tsleil-Waututh Nation et al v
Attorney General of Canada et al
(2018) – Federal Court of Appeal: Aboriginal rights and title; consultation