[news] Supreme Court Rejects BC Forestry Program as Unconstitutional

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"In another major court victory for First Nations, the Huu-ay-aht First Nation (HFN) have received a decision from the Supreme Court of 'British Columbia' which holds that the BC Ministry of Forests program designed to address aboriginal interests on forestry matters fails to meet the Province's constitutional duty to First Nations. The Province had established a program of resource and revenue sharing based upon First Nations' population. The program, called the 'Forest and Range Agreement Program', did not consider a First Nation's claim to territory or the extent of forestry operations within that territory."

URL: http://resist.ca/story/2005/5/14/65031/5206