UBC experts are available to comment on today’s landmark ruling by the Supreme Court of Canada to grant land title to the Tsilhqot’in First Nation, from a variety of perspectives – political, legal, social, cultural and economical.
Prof. Gordon Christie
UBC Law
Tel: 604.822.9872
Cell: 778.986.2977
Email: Christie@law.ubc.ca
- Legal implications
- Canadian Aboriginal law
Prof. Douglas Harris new
UBC Law
Tel: 604-822-1991
Email: harris@law.ubc.ca
- Aboriginal rights and title
- Aboriginal rights to fish
- History of land question in B.C.
Prof. Daniel Justice
First Nations Studies
Tel: 604.827.5176
Cell: 604.345.0080
Email: Daniel.justice@ubc.ca
- Ethical implications
- Symbolism of decision
Prof. Charles Menzies
UBC Dept. of Anthropology
Tel: 604.318.2504
Email: Charles.menzies@ubc.ca
- Impact on resource development, Northern Gateway pipeline project
- Impact on coastal management, land governance
Prof. Bruce Miller
UBC Dept. of Anthropology
Tel: 604.732.1185
Email: bgmiller@mail.ubc.ca
- The importance and future of hunting, fishing, gathering
- Oral history as evidence
Prof. Dawn Mills
UBC Dept. of Mining Engineering
Tel: 604.822.0073
Email: pdmills@mining.ubc.ca
- Impact on resource development, Northern Gateway pipeline project
- Aboriginal and treaty rights and mineral resource development
- Property law
Prof. Margo Tamez new
Community, Culture and Global Studies, UBC Okanagan
Email: margo.tamez@ubc.ca
- Incursions on Aboriginal title
- Indigenous women’s rights as rights holders in international law
- UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Prof. Lorraine Weir
UBC Dept. of English
Tel: 604.802.6084
Email: Lorraine.weir@ubc.ca
- Indigenous land title cases (specifically Tsilhqot’in v. B.C)
- Socio-legal theory, political and cultural impact of decision
- Collaborating with Chief Roger William on a book about the case