Delgamuukw v. British Columbia, Supreme Court of Canada Decision on Aboriginal Title (Supreme Court of Canada, December 1997)
This landmark Supreme Court of Canada decision addresses the nature and scope of aboriginal title and rights, establishing that aboriginal title is a distinct, constitutionally protected right to exclusive use and occupation of land, and setting out the legal test for proving such title based on historical occupation at the time of Crown sovereignty.
- Date
- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- Delgamuukw (Earl Muldoe), Gitksan Hereditary Chiefs, Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs, Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of British Columbia, Attorney General of Canada, First Nations Summit, Musqueam Nation, Westbank First Nation, B.C. Cattlemen's Association, Skeena Cellulose Inc., Alcan Aluminum Ltd.
- Locations
- British Columbia, Canada, Gitksan territory, Wet'suwet'en territory, Skeena River, Babine River, Bulkley River, Fraser-Nechako River, Nass River, Hagwilget Canyon, Hazelton, Northwest Territories
- Parameters
- aboriginal title, aboriginal rights, land occupation, self-government, oral history, fiduciary duty, extinguishment of rights, Constitution Act 1982, Indian Act, sovereignty
- Pages
- 58
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