Indigenous Agreements: Database
This database can either be browsed or searched. To browse, simply click on the name of any case/article in the list below. The entry will then show, for each decision:
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a brief summary of the decision (including URL where available);
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the details of the document(s) involving indigenous parties; and
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a summary of the court's/tribunal's engagement with that document.
The database's search function allows users to focus and find decisions and articles according to particular need. For example, if researching the relevance of fiduciary obligations in relation to indigenous agreements, the database allows quick collation of all materials relevant to that.
This database focuses on court/tribunal decisions and relevant commentary. For more general material on indigenous agreements, including the text of various agreements, a database is maintained by the Agreements, Treaties and Negotiated Settlements project online here.
Case/Commentary | Jurisdiction Reference | Year |
British Columbia (Canada) | 2004 | |
Blueberry River Indian Band -v- Canada (Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development) | Canada | 1995 |
11 Dalhousie J Legal Studies 1 | 2002 | |
United States of America | 1970 | |
Australia | 2004 | |
Australia | 2003 | |
Canada | 1992 | |
Canada | 2009 | |
Canada | 1977 | |
Canada | 1984 | |
Hiawatha First Nation -v- Ontario (Minister of the Environment) | Ontario (Canada) | 2007 |
New Zealand | 1941 | |
Australia | 2009 | |
Australia | 2009 | |
Members of the Yorta Yorta Aboriginal Community -v- Victoria | Australia | 2002 |
Members of the Yorta Yorta Aboriginal Community -v- Victoria & o'rs | Australia | 1998 |
Mikisew Cree First Nation -v- Canada (Minister of Canadian Heritage) | Canada | 2005 |
Canada | 1990 | |
Canada | 1981 | |
New Zealand Māori Council & o'rs -v- Attorney General and o'rs | New Zealand | 2007 |
New Zealand Māori Council & o'rs -v- Attorney-General of New Zealand | New Zealand | 1993 |
New Zealand | 1987 | |
Canada | 1979 | |
Canada | 1996 | |
Canada | 1984 | |
Canada | 1988 | |
Canada | 1990 | |
Canada | 1994 | |
Canada | 1999 | |
Canada | 1999 | |
Canada | 2005 | |
Canada | 2006 | |
Canada | 1990 | |
Canada | 1999 | |
Canada | 1980 | |
Canada | 1985 | |
New Zealand | 1993 | |
United States of America | 1905 | |
Australia | 2009 | |
United States of America | 1832 |
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