Omar Ha - Redeye spoke to Andrew Krystal of CityTV about a First
Nations land claim filed over St. James Park during Occupy Toronto.
Of equal importance is finding a faster way of dealing with First
Nations land claims so that Aboriginal people can start to become equal partners in our province.
Not exact matches
Dozens of exploration companies flooded to the area about five or six years ago, staking
claims, setting up camps, even building airstrips without informing First
Nations who consider the vast
land theirs.
Between 2010 and 2012, taxpayers in the Peach State
claimed about 36 % of all federal tax deductions for easements — despite having only 2.5 % of the
nation's
land under easement, according to a May 2017 report that Looney, the former Treasury official, published for the Brookings Institution, where he's now a senior fellow in economic studies.
Hey, if the US gave back all of its
lands to the original Americans, I'd have no problem
claiming my residence in the Cherokee
Nation.
There is no one alive today that can honestly
claim the Jewish
nation does not live in the
land that God promised to us.
Its essential
claim is that
nation - states own their
land and thus are its sole proprietors.
There is for them only one God — he is holy, his
land is holy, his
nation is to be a holy people — and while the indiscriminate mixture of moral and ceremonial elements carries over old ideas even while it ventures into new ones, there is an evident elevation of the idea of holiness into terms of the divine majesty, and of the Most High's exclusive
claim on man s devotion.
This remains a strong implication of the story of the quarrel between Lot (the father of the
nations Moab and Ammon) and Abraham, and Lot's free choice of the
land to the east and south of Canaan proper (13) The same motive partially underlies the repeated promise of the
land to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and the pointed denial of the
claims of others, for example Ishmael (the Ishmaelites) and Esau (the Edomites) as well as Moab and Ammon.
For example, the Old Testament and the Pentateuch, while addressing proper behavior, etc. essentially are polemics
claiming the superiority of the Hebrew and then Jewish
nation and justifying its taking of
lands from other peoples.
Omar Barghouti, the founding member of the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel, and voice of the international Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement against Israel says this about negotiating: «I am completely and categorically against binationalism because it assumes that there are two
nations with equal moral
claims to the
land.»
At the time, law enforcement
claimed that they were breaking the law by selling cigarette's tax free to non-Indian customers, because the US Supreme Court ruled that Indian
Nations couldn't
claim sovereignty over
land they purchased.
In all practical likelihood, these
claims have had no affect since the 1961 Antarctica Treaty which was signed by each of the
nations claiming rights to
land in Antarctica.
The case is often referred to as Oneida I because it is the first of three times the Oneida Indian
Nation reached the Supreme Court in litigating its
land rights
claims.
The payments stem from a 2013 deal that settled long - standing disputes between New York state and the Oneida Indian
Nation over
land claims, taxation and gambling proceeds.
Tenney has been a vocal opponent of the agreements struck by the state, local governments and the Oneida Indian
Nation that created exclusivity clauses in exchange for the settlement of long - standing
land claims as well as revenue sharing agreements.
The 2013 deal settled long - standing disputes between New York state and the Oneida Indian
Nation over
land claims, taxation and gambling proceeds.
While the 300,000 - acre
land claim has been dismissed, Madison County is still embroiled in three lawsuits with the
nation over
land and tax issues.
Also part of this deal is settling
land claims between Madison and Oneida counties and the
nation.
The verse was written 300 years after Solomon's death, during the reign of his descendant, Josiah, a man with a
nation - building agenda and plenty of motivation to make ancestral
claims for monumental achievements and
land.
UNITED
NATIONS — The biggest land grab since colonial times is accelerating as nations scramble to claim writ over hundreds of thousands of square miles of ocean floor, much of it believed to be rich in natural res
NATIONS — The biggest
land grab since colonial times is accelerating as
nations scramble to claim writ over hundreds of thousands of square miles of ocean floor, much of it believed to be rich in natural res
nations scramble to
claim writ over hundreds of thousands of square miles of ocean floor, much of it believed to be rich in natural resources.
Once you pick a
nation, you can drop into a variety of active warzones to fight off enemies and
claim the
land (and rewards) for your side.
But Japanese institutions aren't just supporting coal plants that threaten the
land, air and water of communities in India and Indonesia; the
nation is attempting to
claim that these projects actually benefit the climate.
the transfer payments should come from the provinces to First
nations and that's what is true reconciliation and that's after we settle
land claims first...
Stephen has a broad civil litigation practice with extensive experience in breach of trust
claims, commercial disputes, construction liens, construction and environmental liability
claims, First
Nations consultation rights in
land development, insurance coverage, product liability, professional liability and subrogation.
As part of defending a
claim by Haida
Nation for aboriginal title over
lands in which third - persons had interests under Canadian law, British Columbia sought to stay the proceedings until either Haida
Nation declared they would not disturb the tenures, permits and licences of third parties not named in this action, or it added those third parties as defendants to their action.
Haida
Nation has
claimed aboriginal rights and title over Haida Gwaii, and its
claim includes «the
land, inland waters, seabed, archipelagic waters, air space, and everything contained thereon and therein,» thus including private
lands and Crown grants of tenures, permits, and leases.
Therefore, the Numbered Treaty
nations have an explicit treaty relationship with the federal government, unlike many other First Nations, whose claims are based on the more general concept of inherent Aboriginal Rights to a land or territory (also known as Aboriginal title, see Aboriginal Tre
nations have an explicit treaty relationship with the federal government, unlike many other First
Nations, whose claims are based on the more general concept of inherent Aboriginal Rights to a land or territory (also known as Aboriginal title, see Aboriginal Tre
Nations, whose
claims are based on the more general concept of inherent Aboriginal Rights to a
land or territory (also known as Aboriginal title, see Aboriginal Treaties).
The Tsilhqot» in case arose out of the BC government granting a commercial logging licence on
land claimed by Tsilhqot» in
Nation.
He recently represented the Indigenous Bar Association when it participated as an intervener before the Supreme Court of Canada in the Tsilhqot» in
Nation v. British Columbia
land claim case.
If you want to pave an entire tract of
land that is subject to an aboriginal title
claim, then yes, the Crown's fiduciary duty may well include getting the consent of the affected First
Nation, but I'd suggest that's probably an uncommon scenario.
Resource companies had nervously watched this decision after the Supreme Court came down in favour of British Columbia aboriginal groups in the June 26 decision in Tsilhqot» in
Nation v. British Columbia, a
land claims case in which natives also had sought to block forestry.
This is because the permit alone gives the permittee no right to use the surface while the First
Nation (at para 88) «does not advance here a treaty right or Aboriginal
claim to subsurface rights or rights exercisable in relation to the subsurface of Treaty 10
lands.»
Many First
Nations governments are increasingly assuming responsibility for
land - use planning, whether through the Indian Act, the First Nations Land Management Act, or within the context of modern land claims agreeme
land - use planning, whether through the Indian Act, the First
Nations Land Management Act, or within the context of modern land claims agreeme
Land Management Act, or within the context of modern
land claims agreeme
land claims agreements.
in 1973 and the launch of the Nisga'a
nation's historic
land claim in the same year, First
Nations in British Columbia have made progress in demonstrating Aboriginal title of their traditional
lands and achieving
Lawyers advising First
Nations on these issues should have a strong background in employment law principles and human rights, particularly since the Canadian Human Rights Code applies to all aspects of Indian band governance, including governance structures under modern
land claims agreements.
The Supreme Court dismissed the appeals of the Ermineskin
Nation et al. against the Federal Court of Appeal ruling that denied the plaintiffs»
claim that the federal government had a fiduciary role under Treaty Number 6 such that the oil and gas revenues resulting from extraction under the plaintiffs»
land should have been invested for their benefit.
For First
Nations that have not signed treaties, the definition of traditional territory may arise from ongoing treaty negotiation processes or other interactions with the Canadian government and legal system (see
Land Claims).
Acting for the Te» mexw Treaty Association and its member First
Nations in their ongoing modern
land claims negotiations under the BC Treaty process.
A
land claim settlement in February 1995 between the Eastern Abenaki Penobscot
Nation and the State of Maine was broadened to include allied Maliseet and Passamaquoddy residing there.
But until the
claim to Aboriginal title had been proven, the Province was entitled to treat the
lands as Crown
lands but subject to the requirement that the Province consult the First
Nations making
claim to those
lands in accordance with the Sparrow test [114 - 116]:
In a stunning move the Supreme Court did just that, granting the Tsilhqot» in
Nation a declaration of Aboriginal title to approximately 2,000 km2 of the
land claimed.
We have also assisted First
Nation governments with specific
land claims and internal governance matters.
Aboriginal Title in British Columbia: Tsilhqot «in
Nation v. British ColumbiaA very readable case study that examines previous court decisions about the status of Tsilhqot «in
Nation Aboriginal rights and
land title
claims in British Columbia.
Notable mandates: principal negotiator and senior legal counsel to the Algonquins of Ontario in ongoing treaty negotiations in a
land claim that covers most of eastern Ontario, including the
nation's capital, and in which more than 1.2 million people reside; representing USW Local 2251, the largest local union at Essar Steel Algoma Inc., in the Algoma CCAA restructuring; two significant insurance coverage appellate victories, Urbanmine Inc. et al v. St Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company et al and Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company of Canada v. Intact Insurance Company; acting for North American Fur Auctions, successor to the original Hudson's Bay fur trading business, in connection with the amendment, restatement and re-syndication of a credit facility to include Export Development Canada; acted for La Caisse Centrale Desjardins du Québec with respect to credit facilities to finance the construction of a highrise condominium complex containing an affordable housing component
Long Plain First
Nation et al. v. Canada (Attorney General) et al. 2015 FCA 177 Indians, Inuit and Métis Summary: A number of Manitoba First
Nations Bands, as successors to the signatories to an 1871
land agreement known as Treaty No. 1, made various
claims as to real property located within Winnipeg, known as the Kapyong Barracks; specifically, the piece comprising 159.62 acres, including operational premises previously used by the Canadian armed forces.
In the context of environmental assessment, for example, this may mean assessments carried out by collaboratively managed institutions such as the plethora of co-management boards enabled by northern
land claims agreements (see for example those established under the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act), or it may mean enabling parallel assessments by Indigenous
nations and the Crown (for an example see this independent assessment by the Tsleil Waututh
Nation of the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain tankers and pipelines project), followed by reconciliation negotiations to reach agreement on outcomes.
Early in the new millennium the several different First
Nations and Inuit communities which had successfully negotiated a modern
land claims agreement with Canada, and very often with a province as a participating government as well formed a body known as the Land Claims Agreements Coalition (LC
land claims agreement with Canada, and very often with a province as a participating government as well formed a body known as the Land Claims Agreements Coalition (
claims agreement with Canada, and very often with a province as a participating government as well formed a body known as the
Land Claims Agreements Coalition (LC
Land Claims Agreements Coalition (
Claims Agreements Coalition (LCAC).
Although the names were chosen by the government the idea that all
land claims fall into these two categories is one of the few points shared by government officials and First
Nations elders.
Nelligan O'Brien Payne LLP's Indigenous Law group services include implementation of
land claims agreements, taxation issues,
land use and habitat issues, revenue sharing, resource development negotiations, construction contracts, employment matters, residential school
claims and many others that may be required by First
Nations and Inuit Organizations.