Landmark Cases
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Aboriginal Rights Cases
- R. v. Van der Peet (1996, Supreme Court of Canada)
- R. v. Adams (1996, Supreme Court of Canada)
- R. v. Cote (1996, Supreme Court of Canada)
- R. v. Gladstone (1996, Supreme Court of Canada)
- Mitchell v. Minister of National Revenue (M.N.R.) (2001, Supreme Court of Canada)
- R. v. Sappier; R. v. Gray (2006 Supreme Court of Canada)
Aboriginal Title Cases
- Calder v. British Columbia (Attorney General) (1973, Supreme Court of Canada)
- Baker Lake (Hamlet) v. Canada (Minister of Indians Affairs and Northern Development) (1980, Federal Court Trial Division)
- Delgamuukw v. British Columbia (1997, Supreme Court of Canada)
- R. v. Marshall; R. v. Bernard (2005, Supreme Court of Canada)
- Tsilhqot’in First Nation v British Columbia (2007, British Columbia Supreme Court)
Treaty Rights Cases
- R. v. Horseman (1990, Supreme Court of Canada)
- R. v. Badger (1996, Supreme Court of Canada)
- R. v. Sundown (1999, Supreme Court of Canada)
- R. v. Marshall (1999, Supreme Court of Canada) (Marshall #1)
- R. v. Marshall (1999, Supreme Court of Canada) (Marshall #2)
- Lac La Ronge Indian Band v. Canada (2001, Saskatchewan Court of Appeal) (Venne)
- R. v. Marshall; R. v. Bernard (2005, Supreme Court of Canada)
- R. v. Morris (2006, Supreme Court of Canada)
Consultation Cases
- R. v. Sparrow (1990, Supreme Court of Canada)
- Halfway River First Nation v. British Columbia (Ministry of Forests) (1997, Supreme Court of British Columbia)
- Halfway River First Nation v. British Columbia (Ministry of Forests) (1999, British Columbia Court of Appeal)
- R. v. Breaker (2000, Provincial Court of Alberta)
- Liidlii Kue First Nation v. Canada (Attorney General) (2000, Federal Court Trial Division)
- Mikisew Cree First Nation v. Canada (Minister of Canadian Heritage) (2001, Federal Court Trial Division)
- Mikisew Cree First Nation v. Canada (Minister of Canadian Heritage) (2004, Federal Court of Appeal)
- Haida Nation v. British Columbia (Minister of Forests) (2004, Supreme Court of Canada)
- Taku River Tlingit First Nation v. British Columbia (Project Assessment Director) (2004, Supreme Court of Canada)
- Mikisew Cree First Nation v. Canada (Minister of Canadian Heritage) (2005, Supreme Court of Canada)
- Musqueam Indian Band v. British Columbia (Minister of Sustainable Resource Management) (2005, British Columbia Court of Appeal)
- Hupacasath First Nation v. British Columbia (Minister of Forests) et al. (2005, British Columbia Supreme Court)
- Huu-ay-Aht First Nation et al. v. British Columbia (Minister of Forests) et al. (2005, British Columbia Supreme Court)
- R. v. Lefthand (2005, Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench)
- Dene Tha’ First Nation v. Minister of Environment at al. (2006, Federal Court Trial Division)
- R. v. Lefthand (2007, Alberta Court of Appeal)
Fiduciary Duty Cases
- Guerin v. The Queen (1984, Supreme Court of Canada)
- Blueberry River Indian Band v. Canada (1995, Supreme Court of Canada) (Apsassin)
- Osoyoos Indian Band v. Oliver (Town) et al. (2001, Supreme Court of Canada)
- Wewaykum Indian Band v. Canada (2002, Supreme Court of Canada)
- Whitefish Lake Band of Indians v. Canada (Attorney General) (2007, Ontario Court of Appeal)
Jurisdiction/Division of Powers Cases
- Kitkatla Band v. British Columbia (Minister of Small Business, Tourism and Culture) (2002, Supreme Court of Canada)
- Paul v. British Columbia (Forest Appeals Commission) (2003, Supreme Court of Canada)
- R. v. Morris (2006, Supreme Court of Canada)
- Tsilhqot’in First Nation v British Columbia (2007, British Columbia Supreme Court)