By Christopher Devlin and Lorenzo Rose
The Nuchatlaht brought a claim to Aboriginal title to a land-based territory of 201 square kilometres on the east side of Vancouver Island. They relied solely on the historical, ethnohistorical and archaeological record to prove their claim and did not adduce any oral history evidence.
DGW Law’s John Gailus Appears on APTN’s Bears’ Lair!
DGW Law's John Gailus Appears on APTN's Bears' Lair! This Sunday, September 18, DGW Law director John Gailus will appear as the second episode's guest judge for APTN's Bears' Lair, a show abourt Indigenous entrepreneurs. In this episode, the theme...
DGW and Aboriginal Law: Reflections from DGW’s 2022 Indigenous Summer Intern
Chris Tuharsky was DGW Law’s 2022 intern for our Indigenous Student Internship program. After a summer in Victoria, Chris shares some of his experience below. Like any first day at a new job, I was wildly nervous. I remember staying up late the night before my first...
DGW Law’s John Gailus Interviewed on A Little More Conversation with Ben O’Hara-Byrne
DGW Law's John Gailus Interviewed on A Little More Conversation with Ben O'Hara-Byrne DGW Law director John Gailus was interviewed on Corus Radio's A Little More Conversation. Host Ben O'Hara-Byrne asked John to talk two topical issues: Michelle O'Bonsawin being named...
DGW Law Lawyers Named as Best Lawyers in Aboriginal Law!
DGW Law Lawyers Named as Best Lawyers in Aboriginal Law! Once again, Christopher Devlin and John Gailus have been recognized by their peers in the Best Lawyers of Canada TM list of lawyers! This is the fifth year that Christopher has been reconginzed in Best Lawyers...
Access to Justice in Canada and BC
Access to Justice in Canada and BC By Chris Tuharsky Let’s face it, going to court is not cheap. Between hiring a lawyer, court fees, etc. a person can be looking at spending tens of thousands of dollars for a relatively short proceeding. Because of this, many...
DGW Law Associate Courtenay Jacklin Joins Roster of West Coast Environmental Law’s Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund
DGW Law is pleased to announce that associate lawyer Courtenay Jacklin has joined the roster of lawyers who work with West Coast Environmental Law’s Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund (“EDRF”) clients to provide legal services for the protection of the environment! This fund is a unique access to environmental justice program that provides financial assistance to BC residents to retain legal counsel and has worked with Indigenous and non-Indigenous applicants.
Preparing to be Examined for Discovery as a Self-Represented Litigant
Preparing to be Examined for Discovery as a Self-Represented Litigant By Lorenzo Rose If you ask a group of people what their favorite way to spend their free time is, odds are not a single person will say “fighting a lawsuit.” Litigation is almost always stressful...
DGW Law Attends Tseshaht First Nation’s Re-awakening of ƛuukᵂatquuʔis Ceremony on National Indigenous Day
DGW Law Attends Tseshaht First Nation's Re-awakening of ƛuukᵂatquuʔis Ceremony on National Indigenous Day On June 21, 2022, National Indigenous Peoples Day, DGW Law’s Christopher Devlin and Ashley Cogswell were honoured to attend the Re-awakening of ƛuukᵂatquuʔis...
BC’s First “Consent-Based” Agreement under DRIPA
BC’s First “Consent-Based” Agreement under DRIPA By Kajia Eidse-Rempel Overview On June 6, 2022, Tahltan Nation became the first Indigenous nation to sign a consent-based agreement with BC under section 7 of BC’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act...