In 1763, after the Treaty of Paris, a map was published by, Robert Sayer: A New Map of North America, with the British, French, Spanish, Dutch & Danish Dominions on that great Continent; and the West India Islands, According to the Definitive Treaty concluded at Paris 10th February 1763 . It’s fascinating to look closely […]
Access to Justice: Potential Alternatives for Indigenous Peoples
April 19, 2016 By Troy Hunter
About a year ago, there had been some publicity concerning Louie v. Louie BCCA, a court case where I acted as barrister and solicitor for an intervenor at the B.C. Court of Appeal. The case had involved a band member who sued his Chief and Council for a breach of fiduciary obligation. I was approached […]
Role of the Organization of American States in Canadian Human Rights: Part 2
May 7, 2015 By Linda McKay-Panos
This is a continuation of an earlier column about the Report on Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women in British Columbia, Canada which was issued in December 2014 by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (“IACHR”) of the Organization of American States. The Report concludes with a series of recommendations to Canada [emphasis added]: The IACHR […]
Viewpoint 39-5: Hundreds of recommendations go unimplemented
May 7, 2015 By Women's Legal Education and Action Fund
Legal Strategy Coalition demands greater government commitment and accountability to ending violence against Indigenous women and girls An alarming study released recently shows that governments in Canada have repeatedly ignored expert recommendations to stop violence against Indigenous women and girls. Researchers with the Legal Strategy Coalition on Violence Against Indigenous Women reviewed 58 reports […]
The Indian Act: Can it be abolished?
May 7, 2015 By John Edmond
Two simple observations are made so often about the Indian Act as to amount to clichés: That the 1876 Act is still with us, and that it should be “abolished.” The first of these is technically false; the 1876 Act was repealed in 1951, and replaced with the Act we have today, though it has […]
