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First Nations, first dibs, says Canada’s Supreme Court | Grist

28.6.14

First Nations, first dibs, says Canada’s Supreme Court | Grist: The new ruling is surprising because — in both Canada and the U.S. – present-day courts have often been dismissive of claims based on really old treaties (or the absence of such treaties). In the late ’90s, a family of Lakota farmers came up with the idea of growing industrial hemp on their reservation in South Dakota. The Lakota had a strong case, but after the U.S Circuit Court ruled against them, the family decided not to take their case any further — fearing that a Supreme Court ruling would further circumscribe the tribe’s autonomy under the original treaty.

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