First Nations, first dibs, says Canada’s Supreme Court

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By Heather SmithJun 27, 2014, 2:36 pm160 pts
With just one court ruling, the situation of pipelines in Canada has changed in a big way. On Thursday, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled on a 14-year-old battle over logging rights on Tsilhqot’in Nation territory in British Columbia. Its decision says that any First Nation land that was never formally ceded…

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