Supreme Court of Canada hears appeal on Yukon First Nation s residency requirement theasianconnectionsnewspaper.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theasianconnectionsnewspaper.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The case marks the first time the country’s highest court has considered the intersection of Canadian and Indigenous law when it comes to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and Indigenous self-government.
The federal government is proposing legislation to restore status to thousands of First Nations families that lost it to obtain Canadian citizenship and protect their children from residential schools.
Enfranchisement litigation to come to an end: Indigenous Services Canada theturtleislandnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theturtleislandnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Vuntut Gwitchin citizen Cindy Dickson is taking her legal challenge of her First Nation's requirement for councillors to live on settlement land to the country's highest court. The case has worked its way through the Yukon Supreme Court and Yukon Court of Appeal with the requirement staying largely intact.