Delgamuukw v. A.G. Reasons for Judgment

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The Delgamuukw case (1997) (also known as Delgamuukw v. British Columbia) concerned the definition, the content and the extent of Aboriginal title (i.e., ownership of traditional lands). The Supreme Court of Canada observed that Aboriginal title constituted an ancestral right protected by section 35(1) of the Constitution Act, 1982. Influenced by the Calder case (1973), the ruling in the Delgamuukw case had an impact on other court cases about Aboriginal rights and title, including in the Tsilhqot’in case (2014).
-- The Canadian Encyclopedia

IdentifierLIB.00337

PublisherSupreme Court of British Columbia

Date1991

General Material DesignationPrint and published material

ThemesLaw

LanguageEnglish

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