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First Nations Announce Major Legal Case to End Unilateral Crown Government Control in Ontario
Victoria, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - April 25, 2023) - Several First Nations from Treaty 9 territory, which covers about 2/3 of Ontario from Timmins north, are launching a historic case in Ontario court against the federal and provincial governments. The case is a head-on challenge to the Crown governments' purported unilateral jurisdiction and decision-making control throughout Treaty 9 Territory.The case says that the actual Treaty agreed to by the First Nations and the Crown was that First Nations would retain...
2023-04-25 3:28 PM EDT
Several Treaty 9 First Nations and Their Law Firm Announce Media Event; Scheduled for April 26, 2023 to Launch Historic Legal Case to End Unilateral Crown Decision Making Control
Victoria, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - April 24, 2023) - Several Treaty 9 First Nations and their law firm announce a media advisory on a legal case to end unilateral Crown decision making control. The case says that Treaty 9 (which covers most of Ontario from Timmins north and includes the Ring of Fire area) resulted in a co-jurisdictional regime where both the Crown and Indigenous Governments must consent to impactful resource and land use before it can occur in this...
2023-04-24 1:18 PM EDT