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The White and Montour tobacco case is a major victory for Kahnawa’kehró:non and a big set-back for the federal government’s unilateral self-government policy. That’s why Canada has appealed it. First of all, I want to congratulate Derek White and Hunter Montour for their court victory at first
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Learn about the role of treaties in the relationship between early American settlers and Indigenous communities
Court proposes new test to determine existence of Aboriginal right based on Indigenous legal system
A Quebec Superior Court judge ordered a stay of proceedings on charges related to tobacco trade against two Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk) men on Wednesday, citing treaty rights.
A judge found that White and Montour were exercising the rights of the Mohawk nation to direct its own economy.