Delgamuukw v. British Columbia

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:appealsTo gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_British_Columbia
gptkb:British_Columbia_Court_of_Appeal
gptkbp:category gptkb:Canadian_Aboriginal_case_law
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_Canada_cases
1997 in Canadian law
gptkbp:citation gptkb:[1997]_3_S.C.R._1010
gptkbp:concurringOpinionBy gptkb:Gérard_La_Forest
gptkb:John_Major
gptkb:Charles_Gonthier
gptkb:Claire_L'Heureux-Dubé
gptkb:Peter_Cory
gptkb:Beverley_McLachlin
gptkb:Frank_Iacobucci
gptkb:Michel_Bastarache
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:date 1997-12-11
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_Canada
gptkbp:defendant gptkb:Attorney_General_of_Canada
gptkb:Province_of_British_Columbia
gptkbp:docketNumber 23799
gptkbp:effect Required governments to consult with Indigenous peoples
Clarified the content of Aboriginal title
Established that Aboriginal title is a right to the land itself
Recognized oral tradition as valid evidence
Set precedent for future Indigenous land claims
Set standards for proof of Aboriginal title
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Delgamuukw,_et_al._v._Her_Majesty_the_Queen_in_Right_of_the_Province_of_British_Columbia,_et_al.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Delgamuukw v. British Columbia
gptkbp:impact Significant for Indigenous land rights in Canada
gptkbp:judge gptkb:Gérard_La_Forest
gptkb:John_Major
gptkb:Antonio_Lamer
gptkb:Charles_Gonthier
gptkb:Claire_L'Heureux-Dubé
gptkb:Peter_Cory
gptkb:Beverley_McLachlin
gptkb:Frank_Iacobucci
gptkb:Michel_Bastarache
gptkbp:location gptkb:British_Columbia
gptkbp:plaintiff gptkb:Wet'suwet'en
gptkb:Gitxsan
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Tsilhqot'in_Nation_v._British_Columbia
gptkbp:principle Crown's fiduciary duty
Definition of Aboriginal title
Recognition of oral histories as evidence
gptkbp:reasonsBy gptkb:Antonio_Lamer
gptkbp:subject land claims
Aboriginal rights
Aboriginal title
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gitxsan
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5