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August 21, 2024


Opinion: Supreme Court gives government a spanking for failing to uphold Indigenous treaty rights

A recent court decision will fundamentally reshape Crown-First Nations relations for decades to come Ken Coates and Karen Restoule, Special to National Post NationTalk: National Post – The Supreme Court of Canada, ruling on the treaty rights case involving the Robinson-Huron and Robinson-Superior treaties, has given one of the sharpest rebukes of the Government of Canada (and, in...

April 15, 2024


Blood Tribe ‘Big Claim’ time-barred, but Supreme Court provides declaration in Crown’s ‘dishonourable’ conduct

Supreme Court of Canada Judge Michelle O’Bonsawin WindSpeaker.com: The Supreme Court of Canada has helped to restore the honour of the Crown by issuing a declaration in the Blood Tribe’s ‘Big Claim’ on April 12. The claim asserts that Canada shorted the Blood Tribe, located in southern Alberta, 162.5 square miles of reserve land promised...