Historical Person

Delgamuukw

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📍 Canada

Delgamuukw

Gender: Male

Related Events

Delgamuukw gives Indigenous oral histories a place in title litigation

📅 11 December 1997

The Supreme Court of Canada clarified Aboriginal title and held that courts must adapt evidentiary rules to take Indigenous oral histories seriously. It ordered a new trial rather than awarding the...