The trial judge spent time in the claim area and heard extensive evidence from elders, historians and other experts. He found that the Tsilhqot'in people were in principle entitled to a declaration of Aboriginal title to a portion of the claim area as well as to a small area outside the claim area.
Tsilhqotʼin Nation v British Columbia is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of Canada that established Aboriginal land title for the Tsilhqotʼin First ...
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Commonly referred to as the Tŝilhqot'in Decision, this decision allows for full ownership, benefit and control of the Aboriginal title area by the Tŝilhqot'in ...
Jun 27, 2014 · The SCC definitively concluded that the trial judge was correct in finding that the Tsilhqot'in had established title to 1,750 square kilometres ...
Oct 19, 2016 · In Tsilhqot'in the Supreme Court made the first declaration of Aboriginal title in Canadian history. However, the Court also reduced Indigenous ...
Apr 15, 2015 · The Tsilhqot'in case clarifies the test for establishing Aboriginal title. Aboriginal groups may claim title not only for lands that they lived ...
The decision was quickly identified as a landmark decision, as it was the first case from the SCC to confirm aboriginal title over specific areas of land. It ...
Jun 26, 2024 · Court decision granted Tsilhqot'in title to more than 1,700 sq. km of land in B.C.'s Interior.
A declaration that British Columbia breached its duty to consult owed to the Tsilhqot'in Nation should also be granted.
The Court ruled that the Tsilhqot'in have Aboriginal title to lands they claimed they owned and possessed from time immemorial.
