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Supreme Court of Canada. Photo: Robert Linsdell

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Guerin v. the Queen 1984

In 1955, the Musqueam First Nation approved a surrender "in trust" of some of its reserve land in the city of Vancouver, for the purpose of a lease to the Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club. The lease transaction had been discussed in detail with the...

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7 First Nation Worker Retention Strategies

First Nation worker retention strategies are a topic of growing interest and discussion as Canada faces the challenge of insufficient numbers of...

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Status Indians and Taxes

It’s tax time and that means tax pain, as the television commercials say. Tax time is also the time of year that one hears the common myth that...

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scared cat

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Indigenous Name-Dropping - The Dead Cat Bounce

The funny thing about building effective relationships and Indigenous name-dropping is that unless you are very sure of your audience, you can have...

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Reconciliation the simplest gestures can make a difference

We start off this post with the following:

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Delgamuukw and Gisday’way - Who Are They?

We thought it might be of interest to our readers to learn a little about both of the men - Delgamuukw and Gisday'way - behind this famous court case.

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Gitanyow Totem. Photo: Flickr, tuchodi

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Delgamuukw and Gisday'way: The Reason We All Consult

The three commonly called Delgamuuk cases are a critical part of the constitutional puzzle of Aboriginal rights and title for British Columbia and...

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no sign on a wall

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Six “Must Don'ts” for an Effective Indigenous Engagement Strategy - #2 in Series

In this second installment in our series of "Must-dos and Don’ts” for an effective Indigenous engagement strategy, we are providing six “don’ts” that...

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fishing boats in Steveston, BC

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The Sparrow Case Affirms Constitutionally Protected Aboriginal Rights

The 1990 Supreme Court Decision in R. v. Sparrow was the first Supreme Court of Canada decision which applied s. 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982...

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yes sign on wall

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Two “Must-Dos” for an Effective Indigenous Engagement Strategy - #1 in Series

When building an effective Indigenous engagement strategy or program, there are many simple things you can do which will go a long way to getting...

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