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Indigenous Consultation and Engagement (3)

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Marshall Case

R. v. Marshall; R. v. Bernard [1] Supreme Court of Canada, 2005 Historical Treaties and “Usufructuary Rights” The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was a...

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Mikisew case

Mikisew Cree First Nation v. Canada (Minister of Canadian Heritage) [1]- Supreme Court of Canada, 2005 Duty to Consult in Post-Treaty Context The...

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R. v. Powley

R. v. Powley, Supreme Court of Canada, 2003 The Powley case is the most significant decision relating to Métis people in Canada to date. Unlike...

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Skagway. Photo: Kimberly Vardeman, Flickr

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Taku case

Taku River Tlingit First Nation v. British Columbia (Project Assessment Director)[1] – Supreme Court of Canada, 2004 The unanimous decision in the...

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scales of justice

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Haida Nation v. British Columbia

Haida Nation v. British Columbia (Minister of Forests)[1]– Supreme Court of Canada, 2004 The Haida case is significant because a unanimous Supreme...

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Wah'nah'juss Hilth'hooiss (Meares Island). Photo: Raielene Langdon.

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Meares Island Case, 1985

Martin [1], Supreme Court & Court of Appeal of British Columbia 1985 - ongoing Banner of the Nuu-Chah-Nulth First Nations' People, the original...

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Strategize your Aboriginal Community Engagement

So you have done your due diligence and completed your research on the community(ies) you want to engage with, and you’ve done an evaluation of the...

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mountain lake

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Why You Should Avoid Using “Crown Lands” in Indigenous Consultation

One of the terms you will want to consider avoiding is “crown land” or “crown lands”. If you use this term in your work with Indigenous Peoples, you...

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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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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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