Case Brief: The Nuchatlaht v. British Columbia, 2023 BCSC 804 By Christopher Devlin and Lorenzo Rose On May 12, 2023, the British Columbia Supreme Court released its decision in The Nuchatlaht v. British Columbia, 2023 BCSC 804. What this case is about The...
Case Brief: Snaw-Naw-As First Nation v. Canada (Attorney General), 2021 BCCA 333 By Christopher Devlin and Courtney Jacklin What this case is about In 1912, the federal government granted a right of way to the E&N Railway Company through Snaw-naw-as First Nation’s...
Case Brief: Southwind v. Canada, 2021 SCC 28 By Christopher Devlin and Kajia Eidse-Rempel What this case is about In 1929 Canada authorized the flooding of the Lac Seul First Nation (“Lac Seul”) reserve in northern Ontario for the purpose of a hydroelectric dam,...
Case Brief: Yahey v. British Columbia, 2021 BCSC 1287 By Christopher Devlin and Kajia Eidse-Rempel What this case is about Blueberry River First Nations (“Blueberry”) brought a claim against the Province of British Columbia (“Province”) alleging the cumulative effects...
Western Boundary of Treaty No. 8 West Moberly First Nations et al. v. British Columbia et al 2017 BCSC 1700, affirmed 2020 BCCA 138, leave to appeal denied January 21, 2021, SCC #39292 After almost 16 years of litigation, the location of the western boundary of Treaty...
