Nothing About Us Without Us: Indigenous Jurisdiction Over Mining and Marine Territories

Table of Papers

Day 1 - October 31, 2023

Tab 1

Keynote Address
Nees Hiwaas, Gitxaała Sm’ooygit
Linda Innes, Chief Councillor, Gitxaała Nation

Tab 2

PowerPoint Presentation: Gitxaala Nation v. British Columbia (Chief Gold Commissioner); Ehattesaht First Nation v. British Columbia (Chief Gold Commissioner)
Lisa Fong, KC, Partner, Ng Ariss Fong, Vancouver, BC
Lisa Glowacki, Partner, Ractliff LLP, Vancouver, BC
14 Slides

PowerPoint Presentation: The Call for a Moratorium on Placer Mining Claims and Leases
Calvin Sandborn, KC, Retired Senior Counsel, Environmental Law Centre, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC
17 Slides

Paper: The Need for a Moratorium on Placer Mining Claims and Leases
Calvin Sandborn, KC, Retired Senior Counsel, Environmental Law Centre, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC
56 Pages

PowerPoint Presentation: Lake Babine Nation’s Work Towards Becoming the Primary Decision-Maker on Exploration and Mining In Its Territory and Its Recommendation on Crown Law and Policy Reform
Dominique Nouvet, Lawyer, Nouvet Law Corporation, Victoria, BC
11 Slides

Tab 3

PowerPoint Presentation: Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) – Identifying and addressing lessons learned to better serve civil society
Adan Olivares Castro, Regional Lead, Americas & Caribbean, Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA), BC
8 Slides

PowerPoint Presentation: Towards Sustainable Mining
Tara Shea, Senior Director, Regulatory and Indigenous Affairs Mining Assocation of Canada, Ottawa, ON
David Walkem, Citxw Nlaka’pamux Assembly, Spences Bridge, BC
8 Slides

PowerPoint Presentation: Indigenous Mining Standards: From Tenures to Reclamation
Naxginkw Tara Marsden, Independent Contractor, New Hazelton, BC
13 Slides

Tab 4

Impacts of Mining on Indigenous Women
Nuskmata (Jacinda Mack), Nuxalk Nation Spokesperson on Mining, Williams Lake, BC

Tab 5

Perspectives on Indigenous Rights, Critical Minerals and Climate Change
Ma-Lah Allen Edzerza, Tahltan Nation Elder, Abbotsford, BC

PowerPoint Presentation: Critical Minerals and the Green Energy Transition
Alan Young, Principal, Material Efficiency Research Group (MERG), Ottawa, ON
18 Slides

PowerPoint Presentation: Critical Minerals vs. Indigenous Rights
Christy Smith, Senior Vice President, Indigenous and Stakeholder Engagement, Falkirk Environmental Consultants, North Vancouver, BC
10 Slides

Tab 6

PowerPoint Presentation: Ensuring Indigenous governance is respected regarding mineral tenures: Near-term challenges and options
Gavin Smith, Staff Lawyer, West Coast Environmental Law, Smithers, BC
19 Slides

PowerPoint Presentation: Waratah Coal Pty Ltd v Youth Verdict Ltd & Ors
Rodger Barnes, Research Manager, University of Queensland, Australia
12 Slides

PowerPoint Presentation: Recent cases at the intersection of mining and Indigenous governance
Rueben Tillman, Associate, Ng Ariss Fong, Vancouver, BC
4 Slides

Tab 7

Panel: The Future of Mining Law in BC in the UNDRIP Era

Day 2 - November 1, 2023

Tab 8

Keynote: Indigenous Law and Marine Areas
Gid7ahl Gudsllaay Terri-Lynn Williams-Davidson, KC, Principal and Senior Legal Counsel, White Raven Law Corporation, Surrey, BC
28 Slides

Tab 9

PowerPoint Presentation: First Nations Management of Ocean Spaces
Cloy-e-iis, Dr. Judith Sayers, President Nuu-Chan-nulth Tribal Council, Port Alberni, BC
25 Slides

PowerPoint Presentation: Haíɫzaqv (Heiltsuk) Management of Ocean Spaces
Dúqva̓ísḷa William Housty, Haíɫzaqv Hímás
24 Slides

Tab 10

Panel: Perspectives on Reclaiming Colonized Ocean Spaces
Jessica Clogg, West Coast Environmental Law, Vancouver, BC
Rayanna Seymour-Hourie, West Coast Environmental Law, Vancouver, BC
Erin Hanson, Sacred Trust Initiative, Tsleil-Waututh Nation
Smawn, Richard John Hall, Nuxalk Nation

Tab 11

PowerPoint Presentation: International Approaches to Indigenous Title to Marine Spaces
Dr. Rachel Ariss, Associate Professor, Ontario Tech University
13 Slides

PowerPoint Presentation: International Perspectives on Title to Submerged Lands
Dr. Lee Godden, Dean, Faculty of Law, Victoria University of Wellington Te Herenga Waka, Wellington, New Zealand
18 Slides

PowerPoint Presentation: A Māori Perspectives on Title to Submerged Land
Natalie Coates, Partner, Kāhui Legal, New Zealand
9 Slides

Tab 12

PowerPoint Presentation: Title to submerged lands in Canadian law
Ruben Tillman, Associate, Ng Ariss Fong, Vancouver, BC
5 Slides

PowerPoint Presentation: Aboriginal Title and the River
Maegen Giltrow, KC, Partner, Ratcliff LLP,
20 Slides

Paper: Aboriginal Title to Water Spaces: Territorial Postage Stamp., or Aqua Nullius? The Decision in Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation and Saugeen First Nation v Canada et al, 2023 ONCA 565
Roger Townshend, Partner, Olthuis Kleer Townshend LLP, Toronto, ON
15 Pages

Tab 13

PowerPoint Presentation: The Future of Title to Submerged Lands in Canada
Lisa Fong, KC, Partner, Ng Ariss Fong, Vancouver, BC
Nigel Baker-Grenier, Associate, White Ravel Law, Surrey, BC
Michael Jackson, KC, Professor/Senior Legal Counsel, Peter A. Allard School of Law/White Raven Law, Vancouver, BC
11 Slides

PowerPoint Presentation: Sources of Evidence Related to Ocean Spaces
Elizabeth Bulbrook, Managing Lawyer, White Raven Law, Surrey, BC
8 Slides