As DGW Law reported on January 21, 2021:
“History was made today as the Supreme Court of Canada put to rest -once and for all- the location of the western boundary of Treaty No. 8, the location that Treaty 8 First Nations have always known – the Arctic-Pacific Divide.
Finally, after 120+ years(!), a Treaty 8 First Nation member can step outside their front door and know exactly where they may exercise their Treaty rights.
Congratulations to those Treaty 8 First Nations who have been fighting for so long, to the Elders who shared their histories, and to the numerous legal counsel, experts, law students, legal assistants, and consultants who had a hand in today’s victory.”
“After sixteen years of litigation on this issue [the location of the western boundary of Treaty 8], it is time for British Columbia to pursue a less acrimonious relationship.”
Link to DGW article:
www.dgwlaw.ca/6052-2