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Indigenous nations intended to share the land with settlers. Canada occupied, oppressed, and still oppresses us.
Even the Supreme Court of Canada concedes this. See the Haida or Taku River Tlingit decisions of 2004 for the earliest examples.
Informed consent is required to cede:
- title to land,
- control over land, or
- sovereignty.
That has never happened in Canada.
Even the Supreme Court of Canada refers to Canada's control as limited to factual occupation (de facto).
Not legal control (de jure).
Indigenous nations intended to share the land with settlers. Canada occupied, oppressed, and still oppresses us.
Even the Supreme Court of Canada concedes this. See the Haida or Taku River Tlingit decisions of 2004 for the earliest examples.