treaty rights

The Beaver Lake Cree case will be the first time a court is asked to draw the line defining too much industrial development in the face of constitutionally-protected treaty rights.

The federal government is not going to argue against halting construction of the controversial Site C hydroelectric dam in British Columbia while a B.C. court decides if the project violates constitutionally protected treaty rights.

Minnesota regulators should approve Enbridge Energy's proposal for replacing its aging Line 3 crude oil pipeline only if it follows the existing route rather than company's preferred route, an administrative law judge recommended on Monday, April 23, 2018.

Canada's top court won't hear an appeal from two B.C. First Nations worried that construction of an $8.8-billion hydro-electric dam would violate their constitutionally protected treaty rights.

The province's hunting guide says indigenous people have the right to hunt at night where it is safe, but it is illegal for others.

Two Ontario First Nations have abandoned a request for an injunction to stop work on a TransCanada pipeline on their land, but are planning to launch a broader legal challenge.

The James Smith Cree Nation in eastern Saskatchewan has emptied its coffers to pay for cleanup on its territory after the Husky Energy oil spill. It says the company hasn't provided any assistance.

Northern Gateway says it will not fight a Federal Court of Appeal decision in June that overturned its approval on the basis of inadequate First Nations consultation.

Chief Allan Adam says inaction from the provincial government is forcing his First Nation to reactivate a court challenge to an approval for a major oilsands pipeline already under construction.