Dan George: Court case threatens Indigenous benefits

First Nations’ successes in more than 200 court cases across Canada have established, defined or expanded our title and rights when it comes to resource development on our unceded territories.
They have, for one thing, established our right to consultation and accommodation. The parameters of consultation and accommodation, the concept of “free, prior and informed consent” from the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples will continue to evolve through th