It held that to prove sufficient occupation for title to land, an Aboriginal group must prove that its ancestors intensively used a definite tract of land with ...
Tsilhqotʼin Nation v British Columbia is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of Canada that established Aboriginal land title for the Tsilhqotʼin First ...
[58] Finally, I come to exclusivity. The trial judge found that the Tsilhqot'in, prior to the assertion of sovereignty, repelled other people from their land ...
Jun 27, 2014 · The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) allowed the Tsilhqot'in Nation's appeal and, for the first time in Canadian history, granted a declaration of Aboriginal ...
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The Tsilhqot'in Nation challenged a provincial decision to grant a commercial logging license on land considered by the Tsilhqot'in to be part of their ...
May 15, 2017 · Facts: BC issued a license to harvest trees in Appellant's territory. The Appellant objected which led to negotiations with BC.
This case began in 1983, when the province of British Columbia granted a commercial logging licence on land claimed by the semi-nomadic Tsilhqot'in Nation.
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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.
Jul 3, 2014 · The case is significant, in part, because it is the first SCC decision where the applicant, First Nation, successfully proved its claim to Aboriginal title.
The Tŝilhqot'in Nation has never surrendered or ceded their lands. The Tŝilhqot'in Nation began legal proceedings against British Columbia in 1989.
