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June 27, 2014

Canadian Supreme Court Sides with First Nations in Major Land Case 
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Canada's Supreme Court has issued a landmark victory for First Nations
who oppose the corporate exploitation of their land. In what has been
hailed as the most significant indigenous rights case in Canadian
history, the court gave the Tsilhqot'in First Nation title to nearly 700
square miles of land in British Columbia. The ruling could apply to any
ancestral lands that were not signed over in government treaties,
including areas where the controversial Northern Gateway oil pipeline is
slated to run.

 

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