David Bursey, Shawn Munro, Mike Theroux, Laura Gill and Jennifer Asquin write on the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in Daniels v. Canada in the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation's Mineral Law Newsletter. The unanimous Daniels judgment declared that non-status Indians and Métis are Indians for the purpose of section 91(24) of the Constitution Act, 1867, and should be provided with the same level of access to federal programs and benefits available to status Indians.
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Bennett Jones on Daniels v Canada in Mineral Law Newsletter
June 7, 2016
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