The Supreme Court of Canada has granted the Tsilhqotin First Nation title to more than 1,700 sq km of its ancestral land in British Columbia. The 8-0 ruling expands native groups ability to gain control of traditional land and authority to prevent development there, analysts said. The Tsilhqotin, a group of six native bands, said the ruling was a victory in a 150-year fight over the land. The ruling has wide implications for development in the resource-rich area. And it could have a dramatic impact on the development of the Northern Gateway pipeline, an oil industry project that will link Albertas oil sands region to the Pacific Coast, as the pipeline goes through lands claimed by First Nations groups.
Posted on: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 18:57:38 +0000
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