Developments in Aboriginal Law: The 2006-2007 Term

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Article

Publication Date

2007

Keywords

Supreme Court of Canada, McDiarmid Lumber Ltd. v. God's Lake First Nation, R. v. Morris, Harvesting Rights, Aboriginal Rights, Timber, Treaty Rights, Provincial Infringement

Abstract

There were three Aboriginal law judgments released by the Supreme Court during the 2006-2007 term. The first, McDiarmid Lumber Ltd. v. God's Lake First Nation. The second judgment which was released this term involved the claimed rights of First Nations to harvest timber to build homes and furniture. The final case, R. v. Morris, involved determining the extent to which provincial laws can infringe upon treaty rights.

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