82: Indigenous Law (Jeff Nicholls)

Published: Aug. 2, 2023, 11 a.m.

This week, we\u2019re taking a candid look at reconciliation to explore the area of indigenous law, featuring Jeff Nicholls

Topics: Charter application to Indigenous groups; mineral tenure system and DRIPA; contemporary reconciliation agreements and more.\xa0

\u26ab How does the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms apply to Indigenous groups with self-government agreements? (9:05)
\u26ab How does the Gitxaa\u0142a\u2019s landmark legal challenge against BC\u2019s \u201cfree entry\u201d mineral tenure regime engage the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act? (20:53)
\u26ab What is the precedential value of a trend of co-governance in contemporary reconciliation agreements? (30:10)
\u26ab Our Ask-Me-Anything segment, featuring questions submitted by patrons of the Lawyered community (40:12)
\U0001f535 How has the implementation of UNDRIP influenced Indigenous law in Canada? (40:53)
\U0001f535 What sorts of indigenous issues will courts be grappling with in the near future? (44:34)
\U0001f535 There have been some recent noteworthy settlements in recent months related to the Indigenous residential school litigation. What role (if any) do these outcomes have on reconciliation? (46:44)
\U0001f535 Indigenous and aboriginal rights are often referred to as being sui generis, which means \u201cof its own kind or class\u201d. What does this mean on a practical level? (50:88)

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