Delgamuukw v. British Columbia

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Supreme Court of Canada decision landmark court case

Delgamuukw v. British Columbia is a landmark 1997 Supreme Court of Canada decision that fundamentally defined and affirmed the nature, scope, and constitutional protection of Aboriginal title in Canada.

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Label	Occurrences
Delgamuukw v. British Columbia canonical	3
Delgamuukw	1
Delgamuukw v. The Queen	1
Delgamuukw–Gisdayʼwa land claims case	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Supreme Court of Canada decision ⓘ landmark court case ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Delgamuukw v. British Columbia ⓘ surface form: Delgamuukw Delgamuukw v. British Columbia ⓘ surface form: Delgamuukw v. The Queen
appealedFrom	British Columbia Court of Appeal ⓘ
chiefJusticeWriting	Antonio Lamer ⓘ
citation	[1997] 3 S.C.R. 1010 ⓘ
constitutionalProvisionInterpreted	section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
court	Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ
dateDecided	1997-12-11 ⓘ
defendant	Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of British Columbia ⓘ
holding	Aboriginal title has an inescapable economic component ⓘ Aboriginal title is a collective right held by an Aboriginal nation ⓘ Canadian Aboriginal law ⓘ surface form: Aboriginal title is a distinct kind of Aboriginal right protected by section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 Aboriginal title is a right in land that includes the right to exclusive use and occupation of the land ⓘ Aboriginal title lands cannot be used in a manner irreconcilable with the nature of the group’s attachment to the land ⓘ In some cases, the duty to consult may require full consent of the Aboriginal nation ⓘ Infringements of Aboriginal title must be justified under a stringent test ⓘ Oral histories of Aboriginal peoples must be given due weight as evidence in court ⓘ The Crown has a fiduciary duty toward Aboriginal peoples in relation to Aboriginal title lands ⓘ The Crown must consult with Aboriginal peoples when contemplating actions that may infringe Aboriginal title ⓘ The trial judge erred in his treatment of oral history evidence ⓘ
impact	Affirmed constitutional protection of Aboriginal title under section 35 ⓘ Fundamentally defined the content and scope of Aboriginal title in Canadian law ⓘ Influenced subsequent Aboriginal law decisions in Canada ⓘ
judge	Antonio Lamer ⓘ Chief Justice of Canada ⓘ surface form: Beverley McLachlin Charles Gonthier ⓘ Frank Iacobucci NERFINISHED ⓘ Gerard La Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ John C. Major ⓘ surface form: John Major Michel Bastarache ⓘ Peter Cory ⓘ
legalArea	Aboriginal law ⓘ constitutional law ⓘ property law ⓘ
originatingCourt	Supreme Court of British Columbia ⓘ
plaintiffCollective	Gitxsan NERFINISHED ⓘ Wet’suwet’en NERFINISHED ⓘ
provinceInvolved	British Columbia ⓘ
relatedCase	Calder v. British Columbia (Attorney General) ⓘ R. v. Sparrow ⓘ Tsilhqot'in Nation v. British Columbia ⓘ surface form: Tsilhqot’in Nation v. British Columbia
result	Appeal allowed in part ⓘ New trial ordered ⓘ
subjectMatter	Aboriginal rights ⓘ Aboriginal title ⓘ Crown sovereignty ⓘ fiduciary duty of the Crown ⓘ justification of infringements of Aboriginal rights ⓘ
yearDecided	1997 ⓘ

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Gitxsan → involvedInCase → Delgamuukw v. British Columbia ⓘ

Gitxsan people → hasLegalCase → Delgamuukw v. British Columbia ⓘ

Wetʼsuwetʼen → notableLegalCase → Delgamuukw v. British Columbia ⓘ

Wetʼsuwetʼen → involvedIn → Delgamuukw v. British Columbia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Delgamuukw–Gisdayʼwa land claims case

Delgamuukw v. British Columbia → alsoKnownAs → Delgamuukw v. British Columbia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Delgamuukw

Delgamuukw v. British Columbia → alsoKnownAs → Delgamuukw v. British Columbia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Delgamuukw v. The Queen