November 10, 2010: Recognizing Aboriginal Water Rights: Toward a New Water Ethic in Canada

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Register: 250.721.8189 or hendriks (dot) elizabeth (at) gmail (dot) com
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Speakers
Merrell‐Ann Phare, Executive Director of Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resource
Bob Sandford, Canadian Chair of the United Nations International Decade “Water for Life” Decade

The ambiguity of First Nations land rights under Canadian law effects allocation and water rights regimes of many Provincial Governments. The presenters will highlight the legal and practical implications of recognizing First Nations water rights and examine the opportunities it will bring in forming a new, sustainable water ethic in Canada.

Presented by POLIS Project on Ecological Governance in partnership with Canadian Water Network, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation, Water Canada.