Aboriginal Law
Members of Macleod Dixon's Aboriginal Law Practice Group have extensive experience in providing advice, litigating and negotiating the settlement of issues involving aboriginal and treaty rights, as well as participation in the process of consultation with First Nations. Our lawyers have dealt with the evolving and at times ground-breaking issues in this area of law over the past 25 years.
Related Areas
Energy
Environmental
Government Relations
Litigation
REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
Bill C-31 Land Entitlement Claim
Counsel for Alberta in defending a Treaty 8 based claim to land entitlement arising from Bill C-31 and involving a claim of the right to select lands in the oil sands areas of Alberta.
Defence of Government of Canada Against First Nations Claims
Continue to defend the Government of Canada against two multi-billion dollar claims brought by two First Nations alleging breach of treaty and mismanagement of their oil and gas resources and the royalties flowing therefrom.
The first two phases of a multi-phase trial lasted over four years and resulted in a dismissal of the claim to a higher rate of return on monies collected and held on behalf of the First Nations by the Government.
The appeal from that decision was argued over a four-week period in the fall of 2006 and was dismissed in late December 2006. The case is now proceeding to the Supreme Court of Canada.
Mackenzie Gas Pipeline Project and First Nations
Advised on the structure of Access and Benefits Agreements between the Mackenzie Gas Pipeline Project (MGP) and First Nations along the pipeline route.
