The 1973 Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories decision, also known as the Paulette Caveat case/the Caveat Decision, came about when the Chiefs of the Dene Nation brought forth the claim that the Canadian government was not acting in accordance with the terms of Treaty 8 and 11 within the territories.
The Indigenous peoples of this land and the Crown seemed to have a different recollection of when treaties were signed.
This is the James bay and Northern Quebec Agreement, which is an agreement made in 1975 between the Government of Quebec, the Government of Canada, Hydro-Quebec, the Grand Council of the Cree of Quebec, and the Northern Quebec Inuit Association.
In November of 1973, the Superior Court of Quebec ruled in favour of the Inuit and Cree people, which led to the creation ofthe James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement, which was signed in 1975.
The decision was made to halt construction of a hydroelectric
The Constitution Act of 1867 to 1982 (which was previously the British North America Act) is known for many things such as creating the Canadian Confederation comprising of four provinces, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia and later creating the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which marked Canada's independence from Britain.