Delgamuukw v. British Columbia
At a glance:
- Series: American Indians Ready Reference
- Categories: Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution, Law, Legal History, Courts
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians, Court Cases, Rulings, Appeals
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, American Indian History, Canadian History
- Geographical Location: Canada
- Date: December, 1997
Article abstract: A landmark Canadian Supreme Court decision on land claims proclaimed the acceptability of oral tradition as legal evidence and outlined eight core components and a threefold test of aboriginal title to land.
This landmark case involving the Supreme Court of Canada, decided in December, 1997, conceivably revolutionized aboriginal affairs in Canada—particularly land claims—as well as jurisprudence in some fundamental ways. The high court overturned the decision of the British Columbia Court of Appeal in the matter of land claims by the House...
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