Indigenous Land Ownership and Title in Canada: Implications for a Northern Corridor ...

• Main Author: Metcalf, Cherie
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The School of Public Policy Publications 2023
• Subjects: Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Northwest Territories; Nunavut
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.11575/sppp.v16i1.76089; https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/sppp/article/view/76089

• The proposal to create a Northern Corridor that would allow for cross-country, multi-modal infrastructure development is an ambitious vision (Sulzenko and Fellows 2016; Standing Senate Committee 2017). This proposed infrastructure corridor would incorporate multiple uses, from pipelines to railways, roads, telecommunications, electricity infrastructure and more. Its geographic scale stretches continuously from coastal B.C. across Canada to the Atlantic coast, with spurs running northward to the Arctic Ocean through the Northwest Territories, Nunavut and via Manitoba to Hudson’s Bay. A critical foundation for its successful development will be the ability to appreciate and incorporate the rights of Indigenous peoples affected by the project (Wright 2020; Newman 2022). The goal of this research paper is to outline the law of Indigenous peoples’ land ownership rights, including proven and asserted title, Crown-Indigenous treaty relations and obligations and Indigenous land claims agreements, and to consider ... : The School of Public Policy Publications, Vol. 16 No. 1 (2023) ...