Last December, we posted a small piece on R. v. Hirsekorn, a test case concerning the Métis right to hunt in Alberta. The Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench recently allowed the Blood Tribe and Siksika Nation to intervene in the forthcoming appeal.
Kendall Panther Bone of the Siksika Nation claimed that the the exercise of harvesting rights under Treaty 7 has diminished over time, that the supply is currently limited in the Treaty 7 area and Siksika seeks to protect its traditional rights in southern Alberta.
Kirby Many Fingers of the Blood Tribe noted that “judicial recognition of a Métis right to hunt or fish for food within the Blood Tribe’s Treaty 7 or traditional territory could clearly have an adverse impact on the Treaty rights of the Blood Tribe.”
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