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...
BC’s Civil Litigation Directives: Defences, Double Standards, and Displacement By Kajia Eidse-Rempel Overview On April 21, 2022, British Columbia’s Attorney General released the Province’s ‘Directives on Civil Litigation involving Indigenous Peoples.’ The directives...
Case Brief: Thomas and Saik’uz First Nation v. Rio Tinto Alcan Inc., 2022 BCSC 15 By Kajia Eidse-Rempel and Courtenay Jacklin On January 7, 2022, the BC Supreme Court released reasons for judgment in Thomas and Saik’uz First Nation v. Rio Tinto Alcan Inc.[1] The main...
Case Brief: Canada (Attorney General) v. First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada, 2021 FC 969 By Courtney Jacklin and Kajia Eidse-Rempel What this case is about This case is about the compensation owed to Indigenous children as a result of system...
UNDRIP is Law, the Time for Meaningful Action is Now by Kajia Eidse-Rempel On June 16, 2021, the Senate passed legislation that commits Canada to taking “all measures necessary” to align Canadian laws with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous...
