In 2014, the Supreme Court of Canada legally recognized 1,750 square kilometres of Crown land southwest of Williams Lake as Tsilhqot’in First Nation Aboriginal title land. It represented about two per cent of traditional Tsilhqot’in territory.
The Federal Court has ruled class action lawyers involved in a historic, multi-billion dollar settlement for First Nations child welfare can receive $40 million for their work half of the amount originally sought.
Cheyenne Stonechild is the lead representative plaintiff of a class-action lawsuit filed against the federal government on behalf of those subjected to what is referred to as the ‘Millennium Scoop’
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