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Timestamp: 2019-04-25 03:05:04+00:00

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litigation and negotiation of Residential School claims.
Peter Grant was counsel for the Gitxsan and Wet’suwet’en in Delgamuukw v. The Queen which went to the Supreme Court of Canada. He was also counsel in many cases on aboriginal fishing rights (R v. Nikal) [SCC]; the duty to consult and accommodate aboriginal rights and title Gitxsan Nation v. British Columbia [BCSC] Gwasslam v. British Columbia, Blaney v. Minister of Lands [BCSC], Hupacasath v. Minister of Forests [BCSC], Wii’litswx vs. Minister of Forests [BCSC], and the earliest residential school cases (Blackwater v. Plint [SCC]); Aleck v. Clarke [BCCA]; and Barney v. Plint [SCC].
Peter has been a member of the International Commission on Folk Law and Legal Pluralism since 1981.
He is a past Chair of the National Aboriginal Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association. Peter has been the CBA representative for aboriginal law on the Federal Bench and Bar Liaison Committee from 1998 until 2010. He is active in working with the Federal Court – Aboriginal Law Liaison Committee on Guidelines for Elder’s Evidence.
Peter was part of the negotiating team representing claimants through Independent Counsel for the Indian Residential School Settlement. He is now a member of the Nation Administration Committee [NAC] which implements and ensures the proper implementation of the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement.
Peter has always supported pro bono work. In October, 2007, Peter acted for the mother of the late Savanah Hall in an Inquest into the death of a child in foster care in Prince George which led to 26 recommendations, including 17 directed to the Ministry of Children and Family Development. The First Nations Summit and the UBCIC have called for the implementation of those recommendations.
Peter has been actively involved in making presentations on a regular basis to continuing legal education both in British Columbia and in other provinces.
Further information on Peter Grant is in the Winter ’08 UBC Alumni Magazine Profile.

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