Appeals Court hears Metis hunting and fishing rights case
Lawyers argued to Saskatchewan Appeals justices whether two Métis men have fishing and hunting rights south of Meadow Lake.
Warren Boyer was cited for fishing for food on Chitek Lake located about 60 km southeast of Meadow Lake and approximately 24-30 kilometers directly south of the most southerly end of Green Lake, which lake and hamlet lie adjacent to the historic Carlton – Green Lake Trail in March 2014.
Oliver Poitras was cited for hunting for food at or near what is known as the “Sundance Fire Guard Road”, approximately 37 km south of Meadow Lake, in November 2012. Both men invoked their Aboriginal Constitutional Rights.