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Best Practices Case Study (Rule of Law): Nisga’a Nation

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National Centre for First Nations Governance (NCFNG)
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2009

Best Practices Case Study (Rule of Law): Nisga’a Nation

Best Practices Case Study (Rule of Law): Nisga’a Nation
Best Practices Case Study (Rule of Law): Nisga’a Nation

Nisga’a Nation, comprised of four communities; New Aiyansh, Gitwinksihlkw, Laxgalt’sap, and Gingolx, is located in north western B.C. In the 1890s, Nisga’a hereditary chiefs and matriarchs formed the Nisga’a Land Committee and began to aggressively pursue self-government and title to their lands.

In 1973, the Supreme Court of Canada decision in the Calder case held that the Nisga’a’s historic occupation on their lands gave rise to the legal rights to their territories...

Centre for First Nations Governance (CFNG), communication, cultural match, land management, rule of law, self-governance, treaty rights
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National Centre for First Nations Governance. "Best Practices Case Study (Rule of Law): Nisga’a Nation." A Report for the National Centre for First Nations Governance. The National Centre for First Nations Governance. Canada. June 2009. Case Study. (http://fngovernance.org/toolkit/best_practice/nisgaa_nation, accessed January 23, 2013)

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