Conference program.
Session 1: Indigenous territorial governance in the Interior
Implementing a declaration of Aboriginal Title.
Chief Russell Myers Ross, Yunesit’in, Tsilhqot’in Nation
Logging to challenge provincial and assert Indigenous jurisdiction.
Arthur Manuel, George Manuel Institute and Secwepemc plaintiff in ongoing title litigation
Indigenous Governance and Aboriginal Title: Identifying the Holders of Authority and Rights.
Professor Kent McNeil, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University
Session 2: Indigenous law and Indigenous governance
Pipsell (Jacko Lake), Ajax Mine and Stk’emplusemc Te Secwepemc Nation
Statement of Claim and Project Assessment Process
Dr. Ron Ignace, Kukpi7 (Chief) of Skeetchestn
Hat Creek Land Use Plan.
Kukpi7 (Chief) Ryan Day, Stuctwewsemc, Secwepemc Spokesperson for the Interior Alliance together with Chief Darrell Bob, Xaxli’p, St’at’imc Spokesperson for the Interior Alliance.
Pipelines, Aboriginal Law and Indigenous Authority.
Professor Gordon Christie, Associate Professor of Law, University of British Columbia, Director, Indigenous Legal Studies Program, University of British Columbia.
Session 3: Indigenous territorial governance and environmental stewardship (fisheries, forests and waters)
Haida Nation Governance.
Guujaaw, Skidigate representative and past president, Council of the Haida Nation
Transmountain Pipeline Project.
Rueben George, Tseil-Wauthuth Nation
Intersections between Environmental Law and Indigenous Governance of Aboriginal Title.
Professor Sharon Mascher, Faculty of Law, University of Calgary
Session 4: Indigenous Knowledge and Alliances
Earth Conciliations: The Burgeoning Work of Indigenous Territorial Authority in Alliance with Settler Polities.
Professor Brian Noble, Dalhousie University, Department of Anthropology
Small “t” Treaty Relations: Decolonizing L’sitkuk Ancestral Homelands.
Sherry Pictou, PhD Candidate, Dalhousie University
Indigenous Peoples’ Control over Access to Biodiversity and Indigenous Knowledge in the Interior of British Columbia
Professor Nicole Schabus, TRU Faculty of Law
