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Caretakers of the Land and its People: Why Indigenous Trapline Holders’ Legal Rights and Responsibilities Matter for Everyone
Author: Bud Napoleon and Hannah Askew, With contributions from Siumshun (Richard Billy), Erica Stahl, Nico McKay, Yasmeen Peer, and Christina Clemente
Publication Date: August 2018
Pages: 92
Topics: Trappers' rights, trapline governance, Indigenous law, cumulative effects
Revitalizing Indigenous Law for Land, Air and Water: St’át’imc Legal Traditions Report
Author: Dean Billy, Lindsay Borrows, Jessica Clogg, Helen Copeland
Publication Date: June 2018
Pages: 203
Topics: Indigenous law, water, environmental governance
Revitalizing St’át’imc Law for Land, Air and Water: Telling the RELAW Story
Author: Dean Billy, Lindsay Borrows, Jessica Clogg, Helen Copeland
Publication Date: June 2018
Pages: 10
Topics:
St’át’imc Legal Traditions Summary Report: What We Learned from the Stories and our Elders
Author: Dean Billy, Lindsay Borrows, Jessica Clogg, Helen Copeland
Publication Date: June 2018
Pages: 44
Topics:
Shuswap Nation Tribal Council: Telling the RELAW Story
Author: Shuswap Nation Tribal Council, West Coast Environmental Law
Publication Date: March 2018
Pages: 8
Topics: Indigenous law
Guardian Watchmen: Upholding Indigenous Laws to Protect Land and Sea
Author: Alex Kirby, Jana Kotaska, Coastal Stewardship Network
Publication Date: March 2018
Pages: 8
Topics: Guardian Watchmen, environmental enforcement, marine protection, Indigenous law
Open Letter Supporting Anti-SLAPP Legislation in BC
Author: Multiple authors
Publication Date: March 2018
Pages: 2
Topics: SLAPP lawsuits, Anti-SLAPP legislation
Why it's time to reform Environmental Assessment in British Columbia
Author: Gavin Smith, Anna Johnston, Hannah Askew
Publication Date: January 2018
Pages: 24
Topics: BC Environmental Assessment, Environmental Assessment, Cumulative Effects, Major Projects
Between Law and Action: Assessing the State of Knowledge on Indigenous Law, UNDRIP and Free, Prior and Informed Consent with Reference to Fresh Water Resources
Author: Hannah Askew, Corey Snelgrove, Kelsey R Wrightson, Don Couturier, Alisa Koebel, Linda Nowlan, Karen Bakker
Publication Date: September 2017
Pages: 54
Topics: UNDRIP, FPIC, Indigenous Law
Paddling Together: Co-Governance Models for Regional Cumulative Effects Management
Author: Jessica Clogg, Gavin Smith, Deborah Carlson, Hannah Askew
Publication Date: June 2017
Pages: 120
Topics: Lands and forests, environmental assessment, Indigenous law