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Lax Kw'alaams Indian Band v. Canada (Attorney General), 2011 SCC 56

In Aboriginal Rights/Defences, Fish Cases on (Updated )

This case involved a claim by a group of Coast Tsimshian First Nations located near Prince Rupert, B.C.) for a declaration of entitlement to harvest all species of fish, shellfish and aquatic plants in their tribal territories and sell them on a commercial scale. The trial and related proceeding took 125 days resulting in a trial judgement that was released …

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