Posts Tagged ‘Supreme Court’
Inherent Indigenous Rights Are Not a Gift From Government | Chief Hugh Akagi
By: Chief Hugh Akagi By the 1970s, the Supreme Court of Canada began to repair the impact of hundreds of years of friction between Indigenous people and European settlers. More…
MoreCourt decision reaffirms Native rights | The Quoddy Tides
By Chief Hugh Akagi | The Quoddy Tides See more articles about the Peskotomuhkati Nation on The Quoddy Tides: Recent fisheries statement may impact Peskotomuhkati Nation by Derwin Gowan Aboriginal rights…
MoreInherent Indigenous rights are not a gift from government | Troy Media
By Hugh Akagi | Troy Media Supreme Court: “persons who are not Canadian citizens and who do not reside in Canada can exercise an Aboriginal right” The Supreme Court of…
MoreCourt affirms Native rights across border | The Quoddy Tides
By Derwin Gowan | The Quoddy Tides See more articles about the Peskotomuhkati Nation on The Quoddy Tides: Recent fisheries statement may impact Peskotomuhkati Nation by Derwin Gowan Aboriginal…
MoreAn Interview with Rick Desautel, the man who fought for Reinstating Tribal Hunting Rights in Canada
A decade ago, Rick hunted without a license in British Columbia land where he was charged. He brought the case to court where he won the Supreme Court of Canada…
MoreConversation with Lawyer Mark Underhill on the Supreme Court of Canada Ruling for the Sinixt Nation
A conversation with Mark Underhill, the lawyer from Arvay Finlay LLP and Allan Bonner. Mark Underhill represented Rick Desautel of the Sinixt Nation for the constitutional right to hunt on…
MoreSupreme Court ruling could help Indigenous people on Maine border | CBC
By: Jacques Poitras | CBC News The Peskotomuhkati traditional territory straddles New Brunswick-Maine border Chief Hugh Akagi said he hopes the recent Supreme Court ruling will reinforce the belief that…
MoreCanadian Supreme Court Decision will Have Effects on Many Indigenous People Now Living in America—including Peskotomuhkati in Maine
The recent Supreme Court decision about Indigenous rights on the west coast will have positive implications for Peskotomuhkati rights on the east coast. The ruling upheld the rights of an…
More‘An indescribable moment’: Indigenous nation in US has right to lands in Canada, court rules | The Guardian
By Leyland Cecco | The Guardian Canada’s supreme court decision on the Sinixt people could affirm hunting rights for tens of thousands. For decades the Rick Desautel had been told…
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