Information session looks at Tsilhqot’in land title decision

Posted on September 23, 2014 in City // 0 Comments

NEWS/ TRU — An information session Friday at Thompson Rivers University will discuss the Tsilhqot’in Nation title ruling of the Supreme Court of Canada.

The session, presented by the Human Rights Committee of the TRU Faculty Association and the Shuswap National Tribal Council, will host a panel of guest speakers, including Chief Joseph Alphonse of the Tsilhqot’in Nation, TRU Law Professor Nicole Schabus, and Secwepemc Chiefs.

Speakers will provide an overview of the case, its potential impacts on the future of all Canadians, and what the decision might mean in the traditional territory, Secwepemculecw.

It starts at 6 p.m. in the Irving K. Barber Centre, House of Learning Building at TRU. There’s no admission charge.

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