Delgamuukw 25 years on: How Canada has undermined the landmark decision on Indigenous land rights

By Shiri Pasternak, Assistant Professor of Criminology, Toronto Metropolitan University

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Supreme Court of Canada’s Delgamuukw case on Aboriginal title. In 1997, the Wet’suwet’en and Gitxsan Nations brought the watershed case before the Supreme Court, yet a countrywide battle remains over implementation of the Delgamuukw decision involving all First nations.

The Nations sought a declaration of ownership and jurisdiction over their lands. The Supreme Court agreed that Indigenous Peoples held a unique property right to…

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