Court orders federal and provincial governments to protect Aboriginal fishing rights of the Nations
After a decade-long legal battle, Saik’uz and Stellat’en First Nations saw the B.C. Court of Appeal hand out a landmark decision about Indigenous fishing rights.
Saik’uz and Stellat’en argued that the construction and subsequent river management severely damaged their fisheries. They sought a court order to restore natural water flow. The case went to trial in 2019 but the First Nations unsatisfied with a B.C. Supreme Court ruling in January 2022 began an appeal.Saik’uz Nation chief Priscilla Mueller said yesterday’s ruling means that the Crown now has an obligation to make sure that their aboriginal rights are protected.
The decision has been “a long time coming,” she said, adding, “It’s been almost 11 years since the court case started.”
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