Commercial Law & Contracts, Indigenous Peoples, Zoning, Planning & Land Use

Changes to First Nations Consultation in Alberta

by Wally Braul, Kelly Bray, David Macaulay, Shawn Munro, Cassia Prentice | Bennett Jones LLP on 5/13/2013

On April 2, 2013, Alberta released a draft of The Government of Alberta's Policy on Consultation with First Nations on Land and Natural Resource Management, 2013 (the "Draft Policy"). The Government's deadline for comments on...more

Gaming Legal News - April 24, 2013 • Volume 6, Number 11

by Patrick Sullivan, Dennis J. Whittlesey | Dickinson Wright on 4/26/2013

In This Issue: - THE MASSACHUSETTS MUDDLE: WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR THE MASHPEE WAMPANOAG? The Mashpee Wampanoag casino project planned for the town of Taunton in southeastern Massachusetts received a major...more

The Alaska Constitution and Alaska Oil and Gas Projects

by Lisa Doehl | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 4/10/2013

In the March 29th decision of Sullivan v. Resisting Environmental Destruction on Indigenous Lands (REDOIL), the Supreme Court of Alaska held that the Alaska Constitution requires only one “best interest finding” (that an oil...more

Internet Gaming on Indian Lands

by Jennifer Carleton | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck on 3/7/2013

Originally published in Casino Enterprise Management magazine – March 2013. With no federal Internet gaming bill on the horizon, state legislatures are again focused on whether and to what extent Internet gaming will...more

Gaming Legal News - January 24, 2013 • Volume 6, Number 3

by Patrick Sullivan, Dennis J. Whittlesey | Dickinson Wright on 2/1/2013

In This Issue: - INDIAN COUNTRY AND OBAMA’S CHOICE FOR SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR: In March, Ken Salazar will leave his well-appointed office at the helm of the Department of the Interior and return to Colorado,...more

Mineral Claims And The Duty To Consult In Yukon

by Brian Abraham | Dentons on 1/24/2013

On December 27, 2012, the Yukon Court of Appeal handed down its decision in Ross River Dena Council v Government of Yukon, 2012 YKCA 14. The decision related to an appeal of Mr. Justice Veale’s decision regarding the claim of...more

Droit Autochtone – Ententes récentes entre le gouvernement du Québec et les peuples autochtones

by Heenan Blaikie LLP on 11/1/2012

Septembre 2012 — Une entente importante a été signée au cours de l’été entre le Gouvernement du Québec et les Cris relativement à la gouvernance du territoire de la Baie-James. ENTENTE SUR LA GOUVERNANCE DU TERRITOIRE...more

Aboriginal Law - Recent agreements between the Government of Quebec and Aboriginal People:

by Heenan Blaikie LLP on 9/21/2012

September 2012 — An important agreement between the Government of Quebec and the Crees was signed over the course of the summer regarding the governance of the James Bay Territory. AGREEMENT ON GOVERNANCE IN THE EEYOU...more

Gaming Legal News - July 25, 2012 • Volume 5, Number 18

by Dickinson Wright on 7/27/2012

In This Issue: - THE CARCIERI CHALLENGE: PROVING “UNDER FEDERAL JURISDICTION [AS OF 1934]” by Dennis J. Whittlesey: The June 18 Supreme Court ruling in Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band (“Gun Lake Band”) v. Patchak...more

Gaming Legal News - May 26, 2011 • Volume 4, Number 17/18

by Dickinson Wright on 5/26/2011

In This Issue: - NEWLY RECOGNIZED AND SEARCHING FOR A CASINO LOCATION ON LONG ISLAND by Dennis J. Whittlesey - WHAT IS OKLAHOMA DOING TO ITS NATIVE AMERICAN POPULATION? by Dennis J. Whittlesey Excerpt from...more

Implementing a Corporate Free, Prior, and Informed Consent Policy: Benefits and Challenges

by Foley Hoag LLP on 5/5/2010

Table of Contents I. Executive Summary...4 II. The Evolution of Free, Prior, And Informed Consent in International Law and Voluntary Initiatives...9 A. International Legal Standards...9 B. Standards Directly Applicable to...more

Richmond Casino Case: How Early Is Too Early for CEQA?

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 3/16/2010

In Parchester Village Neighborhood Council v. City of Richmond, the California Court of Appeal recently held that the City of Richmond’s decision to enter into a Municipal Services Agreement (MSA) with a Native American tribe...more

Lang Michener - Real Estate Brief - Spring 2008

by Lang Michener LLP on 5/1/2008

In This Issue: The Ontario Brownfields legislation is designed to encourage development of properties that are contaminated or are perceived to be contaminated by reason of prior use. Annie Thuan reviews some recent and...more