A Vancouver Island First Nation whose people were the first to greet European explorers in the region almost 250 years ago is taking British Columbia to court, seeking title to their traditional territories and financial compensation.
Chief Mike Maquinna, a descendent of #ChiefMaquinna who met British explorer Capt. James Cook in 1776, says the claim in #BCSupremeCourt seeks to return decision-making, resource and ecological stewardship to the #Mowachaht / #Muchalalaht First Nation.
He says the province has been acting as the sole decision-making authority in the #GoldRiver / #Tahsis areas of northern #VancouverIsland especially with regards to the forest resource, without the consent of his nation.
Hereditary Chief Jerry Jack says the claim filed today seeks title to about 66,000 hectares of land from #FriendlyCove to Tahsis in the north and #ButtleLake in the east, and an undisclosed amount of financial compensation.
#BCpoli #CDNpoli #IndigenousBC #BCFirstNations #NativeCanada #BCNDP #IndigenousCanada #IndigenousRights #HumanRights #GovernmentOfCanada #NoConsent #Landback #FirstNations #TruthBeforeReconciliation #Reparations #Decolonization #Colonialism #IndigenousJustice #UNDRIP #Legal #BCLaw #CanadianLaw #Lawsuit #Justice
A Vancouver Island First Nation whose people were the first to greet European explorers in the region almost 250 years ago is taking British Columbia to court, seeking title to their traditional territories and financial compensation.
Camille is inviting everyone to a #CandlelightVigil outside the #Kamloops courthouse on June 3, 9 a.m. to help raise awareness.
She said there will be #Indigenous drummers & singers there.
“I want people to know they can come and support this if they have a problem with the justice system or missing and murdered Indigenous people,” she said.
#Lillooet #MMIP #BClaw #CanadianLaw #BritishColumbia #Statlimx #Xatsull
#ContentWarning: This story contains details of #SexualAssault that may be disturbing to some readers.
A 47 yr old #RichmondBC man, who was #convicted of sexual interference of his niece when she was 12 yrs old, was sentenced on Thursday afternoon to almost 2 years of #HouseArrest & 3 yrs of #probation.
A publication ban is in place to protect the victim's identity.
#Vancouver #lawyer Kyla Lee:
“I was shocked to see the post. It is #blatantly #discriminatory & blatantly contrary to the provisions of the B.C. #HumanRights Code,” she says. “As a lawyer, I can't imagine that anybody who posted an ad like that was familiar with the laws in B.C. surrounding #discrimination & #tenancy .”
A person responding to a cellphone number on the posting says they #DontRegret the original phrasing in the #OnlineAd
https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/no-indian-racist-vancouver-rental-ad-not-surprising-to-property-manager-6717645
Lawyer barbara findlay and @CBA_News Prez Steeves Bujold discuss the state of #LGBTQ2S+ rights in Canada. - Rape Relief v. Nixon, Egan v. Canada, the Charter, the notwithstanding clause, coming out, allyship, the good things.
#canlaw #bclaw #Lawyers
https://conversations-with-the-president.simplecast.com/episodes/barbara-findlay-s00wUeUD
Canadian Bar Association president Steeves Bujold welcomes SOGIC co-founder and winner of the 2022 Louis St-Laurent Award, barbara findlay.
Come do good! The BC #HumanRights Tribunal is recruiting Tribunal Members to adjudicate human rights complaints brought under the BC Human Rights Code.
#BritishColumbia #bclaw
#canlaw
https://www.bcpublicsectorboardapplications.gov.bc.ca/s/noticeofpositionDetail?nop=J-0228
Under #BClaw , permits for #WestcoastConnectorGasTransmission project expire next year if #Enbridge isn’t ready to start construction. Company requested extension until 2029.
Heyman must decide whether to approve an emergency #override to BC’s #Environmental Assessment Act. Basically to make an exception to the law for the largest #pipeline company on Earth.
https://dogwoodbc.ca/news/enbridge-emergency-extension-westcoast-connector-pipeline
#BCpoli #CANPoli #StopEcocide #BCNDP #EndFossilFuels #PNW #ClimateChange #StopFracking #BritishColumbia #Canada
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