Sinixt
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B.C. First Nation angry about Sinixt lawsuits: ‘They’re U.S. citizens’The B.C.-based Syilx Okanagan Nation is calling the lawsuits 'disappointing,' saying it is the rights and title holder for that region.CanadaSep 4, 2025
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U.S. Indigenous group sues B.C. government, alleging discriminationThe Sinixt has now filed two lawsuits seeking to be included in land use consultation for their traditional territory and to have their history included in the school curriculum.CanadaSep 3, 2025
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Supreme Court of Canada ruling could reset Sinixt presence in B.C.’s West Kootenay regionA Native American from Washington state sparked a complex court battle after he crossed the border, shot an elk, then notified conservation officials and turned himself in.CanadaMay 6, 2021
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Canada declared the Sinixt First Nation extinct 6 decades ago — but its people are still aliveThe Sinixt First Nation is still fighting today for recognition to prove that its people are, indeed, living.CanadaMay 9, 2019
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B.C. Appeal Court says American Indigenous man has right to hunt in CanadaRichard Desautel, a member of the Lakes Tribe in Washington state, was originally charged under the Wildlife Act after he shot and killed an elk near Castlegar in 2010.May 3, 2019
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B.C. court recognizes ‘extinct’ Indigenous group, upholds U.S. Aboriginal man’s right to hunt in CanadaRichard Desautel had been facing charges under the wildlife act for hunting Elk near Castlegar.CanadaDec 29, 2017
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