2014 Supreme Court of Canada land title decision

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:judge
gptkbp:citation gptkb:2014_SCC_44
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:date 2014-06-26
gptkbp:defendant gptkb:Province_of_British_Columbia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 2014 Supreme Court of Canada land title decision
gptkbp:judge gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_Canada
gptkb:Beverley_McLachlin
gptkbp:legalImpact First declaration of Aboriginal title to land in Canada
gptkbp:location gptkb:British_Columbia
gptkbp:numberOfCases 34986
gptkbp:officialName Tsilhqot’in Nation v British Columbia
gptkbp:plaintiff gptkb:Tsilhqot’in_Nation
gptkbp:predecessor Indigenous land claims in Canada
gptkbp:principle Aboriginal title includes the right to decide how the land is used
Crown must obtain consent of title holders to use land
Crown can justify infringement of title under certain conditions
gptkbp:subject Indigenous land rights
Aboriginal title
gptkbp:unanimousDecision true
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tsilhqot'in_people
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7