Mi’kmaq lawyer Pam Palmater said this decision provides important clarification over what having aboriginal title means and how it will affect resource development projects.
“The aboriginal group in question has the exclusive authority to decide who uses that land and who benefits from that land and, as a result, provincial laws don’t apply.”
Aboriginal people across Canada celebrate Tsilhqot’in First Nation’s win in Supreme Court ruling
By Connie Walker, CBC News Posted: Jun 26, 2014 4:32 PM ET Last Updated: Jun 26, 2014 10:17 PM ET
Chief Roger William of the Tsilhqot’in First Nation reacts to today’s decision by the Supreme Court of Canada. The court recognized the Tsilhqot’in First Nation’s aboriginal title over a wide area of land it considers its traditional territory. (Chief Bob Chamberlin/Twitter)
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