By Georgia Lloyd-Smith, West Coast Environmental Law and Larry Innes, Olthuis Kleer Townshend-LLP
Indigenous laws, governance and knowledge systems are the foundation of Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs). Long before Canada was a country, Indigenous peoples lived under their own laws. A century or more of colonization has altered much of the landscape, and public governments (the Crown) have not recognized or respected Indigenous laws and jurisdiction in a meaningful way. But this may be changing.
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