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1. Two decades later, back where we started: Yale First Nation and the failed treaty process

   The treaty process in British Columbia recently received a major setback as Yale First Nation, a community in southern B.C., put its treaty implementation processes on hold. The  First Nation announced it would be unable to implement its ...

2. First Nation sues paper company in B.C. after court opens door for litigation against private parties

   Last week the Halalt First Nation filed two civil suits totalling $2.1 billion in damages against Catalyst Paper, a pulp and paper company based in Richmond, British Columbia. The community claims that the company’s mill in Crofton—which ...

3. Historic court ruling also raises questions for First Nations pursuing aboriginal title

   In mid-October, as noted in a recent study, the Supreme Court of Canada upheld an earlier B.C. Court of Appeal ruling that will allow the Nechako Nations (Saik’uz First Nation and Stellat’en First Nation) to bring forward a damages claim ...