Because of unresolved treaty claims by First Nations groups in British Columbia, legal issues and the potential for litigation often form the backdrop for anthropological research here. (See, for example, a list of court decisions related to aboriginal rights and title in BC on my website.) With this in mind, it pleases me to have stumbled across the Forestry Law Blog by lawyer Christine Mingie. Christine’s practice is in Vancouver, BC, and her posts frequently discuss aboriginal issues and their relationships to natural resource law and, more generally, the resource industry. And, while her posts emphasize events in British Columbia, she does comment on relevant events from across Canada and around the world.
Finding Christine’s blog is good news for me … since I find myself needing to understand these legal issues in my teaching and writing without a legal background.
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Very interesting. Recognizing that law and anthropology seem to go hand in hand here in BC, I am always excited to find more resources like this. Most of the articles appear to be written in a relatively straight forward manner so even folks who have limited knowledge of BC Aboriginal law cases (like myself) can get the jist of what the authors are saying.
Thanks for the info!
Jamie, thank you for noticing the utility of her posts for a wide audience … I might have noted that better.
Thanks for the trackback and the kind words about my blog. I find that there isn’t enough information out there about first nations issues from a legal perspective. Great blog, btw.
I’m glad you visited here, Christine. As I said, I am following your blog with interest and hope that the conversation grows.
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