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The B.C. Court of Appeal had given a narrow definition of aboriginal title, saying it referred to “intensive presence at a particular site,” such as salt licks and rocks used for fishing. “There is a need to search out a practical compromise that can protect aboriginal traditions without unnecessarily interfering with Crown sovereignty and with the well being of all Canadians,” the appeal court said. The B.C. government and the federal government, which made their cases separately to the court, agreed that title refers to specific sites. The Tsilhqot’in said the appeal court’s narrow definition made a mockery of aboriginal title. “This is a blueprint for conflict and discord, not reconciliation,” the aboriginal group said in a document filed with the Supreme Court.
Posted on: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 17:51:25 +0000

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