Who are the “Aboriginal Peoples of Canada”? Case Comment on R. v. Desautel, 2021 SCC 17

Authors

  • Bruce McIvor

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14288/bcs.vi211.196250

Keywords:

aboriginal rights, Boundary District, Syilx, United States

Abstract

This Case Comment was first published on the First Peoples Law website at https://www.firstpeopleslaw.com/public-education/blog/who-are-the-aboriginal-peoples-of-canada-case-comment-on-r-v-desautel-2021-scc-17. This and more than forty other essays will be included in Bruce McIvor’s forthcoming book Standoff: Why Reconciliation Fails Indigenous People and How to Fix It (Harbour Publishing). 

Author Biography

Bruce McIvor

Bruce McIvor is a partner at First Peoples Law LLP. His work includes both litigation and negotiation on behalf of Indigenous Peoples. Bruce is recognized nationally and internationally as a leading practitioner of Aboriginal law in Canada. His collection of essays entitled Standoff: Why Reconciliation Fails Indigenous People and How to Fix Itwill be published in the fall of 2021 by Harbour Publishing. Bruce is a member of the Manitoba Métis Federation.

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Published

2021-10-28

Issue

No. 211: Autumn 2021

Section

Case Comment