Tsilhqot’in Law and the 2014 Land Title Case with Chief Roger Williams, the Original Named Plaintiff in Tsilhqot’in Nation v British Columbia

In 2014 the SCC unanimously recognized in Tsilhqot’in Nation v British Columbia that the Tsilhqot’in Nation has aboriginal title to over 1750 square kilometres of land southwest of Williams Lake in the Nemiah Valley. Indi talks to Chief Roger William, the original named plaintiff in the land title case, to discuss Tsilhqot’in law, Chief Roger’s 25 years of involvement with the land title case and his vision for his community’s future. 

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Exploring issues relevant to law students and the law at large. Stare Indecisis is a student-led podcast at the University of Victoria Faculty of Law affiliated with its law journal, Appeal: Review of Current Law and Law Reform published by the Appeal Publishing Society.

Produced on the unceded Coast Salish territories of the Lekwungen, Songhees, Esquimalt and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples.
Hosts: Sarah Lachance (she/her), Camille O’Sullivan (she/her), Vinson Shih (he/him)