Roberts v. Canada, [1989] 2 C.N.L.R. 146 (S.C.C.)
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Question as to whether the Federal Court has jurisdiction to rule on a dispute between two bands over the same reserve land. They key question here was whether the law of Aboriginal title is a \law of Canada\" for the purposes of section 101 of the Constitution Act, 1867. Thus, this is purely a procedural matter. The decision on the merits of the case was delivered by the Supreme Court in Wewaykum Indian Band v. Canada, [2003] 1 C.N.L.R. 141 (S.C.C.). The facta for the decision on the merits are factum ID numbers 487 to 498. This document is the Factum of the Appellants."
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- Roberts v. Canada, [1989] 2 C.N.L.R. 146 (S.C.C.)
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- Question as to whether the Federal Court has jurisdiction to rule on a dispute between two bands over the same reserve land. They key question here was whether the law of Aboriginal title is a \law of Canada\" for the purposes of section 101 of the Constitution Act, 1867. Thus, this is purely a procedural matter. The decision on the merits of the case was delivered by the Supreme Court in Wewaykum Indian Band v. Canada, [2003] 1 C.N.L.R. 141 (S.C.C.). The facta for the decision on the merits are factum ID numbers 487 to 498. This document is the Factum of the Appellants."
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- CA - Supreme Court of Canada, Dick, Ralph,Billy, Daniel,Dick, Elmer,Assu, Stephen,Wilson, James D.,Wewaikai Indian Band (a.k.a. Cape Mudge Indian Band) (Appellant), Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada,Roberts, Roy Anthony,Roberts, C. Aubrey,Henderson, John,Wewaykum Indian Band (a.k.a. Campbell River Indian Band) (Respondent)
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- 1987-12-14
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- legal:1078, local: , nation: First Nations
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- North America--Canada--British Columbia
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