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International legal implications for indigenous peoples around the world
By Dora Wilson
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HAZELTON - The B.C. Court of Appeal announced a delay in its Delgamuukw court case decision from the end of May to the week of June 20.
The Delgamuukw case, concerning land and resources, is one of eight which will have decisions given at the same time regarding First Nations jurisdiction...
The Gitksan and Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs and their House members have been waiting since July 2, 1992 for a ruling on the Delgamuukw appeal case...
The Delgamuukw case was heard May 4 to July 3, 1992.
In their report at the close of the appeal, the Gitksan and Wet'suwet'en legal team said that the message left with the court was clear - if justice was to be done in the appeal, McEachern's judgment had to be completely reversed and rights established that had concrete meaning to the Gitksan and Wet'suwet'en in their communities and on their land...
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