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BC mineral claims require First Nations consultation

Mineral claims require First Nations consultation: B.C. Supreme Court

The decision transforms the province’s mineral rights regime, which previously allowed almost anyone to stake a claim in First Nations territory without a duty to consult or even notify them.

Gitxaała Nation sues BC mining law

B.C. faces Indigenous consent challenge to mining law in Supreme Court

A Supreme Court challenge by the northwest B.C. First Nation could set legal precedent on how the province must take into account the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

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