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First Peoples Law Blog

Our latest analysis of Indigenous rights.
In Brief: Enforcing Indigenous Laws in Court
August 26 2024
By Michael Davidson
Rights and Remedies at the Supreme Court: Case Comment on Shot Both Sides v. Canada
May 23 2024
By Kate Gunn
Indigenous Sovereignty at the Supreme Court: Case Comment on Dickson v. Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation
April 18 2024
By Kate Gunn
In Brief: Thomas v. Rio Tinto Alcan Inc., 2024 BCCA 62
March 21 2024
By Kate Gunn
The Troubling Basis for the Supreme Court’s Child Welfare Law Decision
February 12 2024
By Bruce McIvor
Reframing Aboriginal Rights: R. c. Montour
January 18 2024
By Kate Gunn and Cody O'Neil
Indigenous Rights and Marine Spaces: Chippewas of Nawash v. Canada
November 30 2023
By Kate Gunn
Reconciliation and Aboriginal Title: Case Comment on The Nuchatlaht v British Columbia
July 27 2023
By Kate Gunn and Nico McKay
In Brief: Ontario Court Weighs in on Treaty Rights and Land Back
June 29 2023
By Kate Gunn and Tyler Swan
The Cost of Denial: Case Comment on Anderson v. Alberta
April 13 2022
By Kate Gunn
Whose Rule of Law? Case Comment on CN Rail v. Doe
January 26 2022
By Kate Gunn
Advance Costs and Indigenous Rights at the Supreme Court
November 9 2021
By Kate Gunn
Rebuilding Canada’s Flawed Foundation: Case Comment on Canada v. First Nations Child and Family Caring Society
October 27 2021
By Kate Gunn
Meet the Recipients of our 2021 Indigenous Law Student Scholarship!
September 22 2021
Upholding Obligations and Compensating Wrongs: Case Comment on Southwind v. Canada
July 22 2021
By Kate Gunn
Time is of the Essence: Treaty Rights and Cumulative Impacts in Yahey v. British Columbia
July 8 2021
By Kate Gunn
Who are the ‘Aboriginal Peoples of Canada’?: Case Comment on R. v. Desautel
May 27 2021
By Bruce McIvor
Footing the Bill: The Supreme Court Weighs in on the Costs of Indigenous Rights Litigation
April 15 2021
By Kate Gunn and Bruce McIvor
Indigenous Law & Canadian Courts
January 20 2021
By Kate Gunn and Cody O'Neil
Decolonizing Justice: Case Comment on R. v. Turtle
November 18 2020
By Angela D'Elia Decembrini
The Marshall Decision and Mi’kmaq Commercial Fishing Rights: An Explainer
October 8 2020
By Angela D'Elia Decembrini
Righting the Wrongs of Colonization?: Cases to Watch at the Supreme Court of Canada
September 9 2020
By Kate Gunn
Diminishing Indigenous Jurisdiction: Case Comment on Dickson v. Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation
July 2 2020
By Angela D'Elia Decembrini and Kate Gunn
Treaties at Risk: Case Comment on Fort McKay First Nation
May 27 2020
By Kate Gunn & Bruce McIvor
Supreme Court to Consider Compensation Issue when Reserve Lands are Taken
April 23 2020
By Kate Gunn
Banishing by the Rules: Case Comment on Solomon v. Garden River First Nation
December 17 2019
By Kate Gunn and Jesse Donovan
Beyond Borders: Indigenous Hunting Rights and the Natural Resources Transfer Agreement
September 27 2019
By Kate Gunn
Squamish v. Canada: Case Comment
September 9 2019
By Kate Gunn and Jesse Donovan
Opportunity Missed: Case Comment on Bitumen Reference Decision
May 30 2019
Kate Gunn
Decolonizing the International Border: Case Comment on Desautel
May 7 2019
By Kate Gunn
Change of Direction Required: Case Comment on Mikisew Cree First Nation
October 15 2018
By Kate Gunn and Bruce McIvor
Saving the Specific Claims Tribunal
February 15 2018
By Bruce McIvor
The Duty to Consult at the Supreme Court in 2017: Part 3—Existing Infringements, Environmental Assessments and Remedy
January 25 2018
By Bruce McIvor
The Duty to Consult at the Supreme Court in 2017: Part 2—Accommodation
January 18 2018
By Bruce McIvor
The Duty to Consult at the Supreme Court in 2017: Part 1—Delegation
January 10 2018
By Bruce McIvor
The Downside of the Tsilhqot’in Decision
October 19 2016
By Bruce McIvor
What Does the Daniels Decision Mean?
April 20 2016
By Bruce McIvor
Good News for the Duty to Consult
November 18 2015
By Bruce McIvor
Court Stops Enforcement of First Nations Financial Transparency Act
October 24 2015
By Bruce McIvor
Breathing Life Back into the Duty to Consult
August 25 2015
By Bruce McIvor
The Piecemeal Infringement of Treaty Rights
August 18 2015
By Bruce McIvor
The Duty to Consult--A Narrow Vision
July 27 2015
By Bruce McIvor
Environmental Assessments and the Duty to Consult
July 20 2015
By Bruce McIvor
Case Brief: Lac La Ronge Indian Band v. Canada, 2015 FCA 154
July 13 2015
By Bruce McIvor
What Tsilhqot’in and Grassy Narrows Mean for Treaty First Nations
January 14 2015
By Bruce McIvor
The Duty to Consult as an Ongoing Obligation
October 7 2014
By Bruce McIvor
Provinces Burdened with Responsibility for Fulfilling Treaty Promises
July 11 2014
By Bruce McIvor
The Age of Recognition: The Significance of the Tsilhqot'in Decision
June 27 2014
By Bruce McIvor
Columbus' Ghost: Past Infringements and the Duty to Consult
October 15 2013
By Bruce McIvor
The Duty to Consult—A Second-Best Alternative
July 16 2013
By Bruce McIvor