Sequoia Legal LLP is celebrating the victory of our clients, Jim and Petra Munroe, who won their appeal before the Environmental Appeal Board. This victory restores Petra’s interest in her family trapline, as left to her by her late mother, Sally.
While the decision involves a technical review of the Wildlife Act and administrative law principles, it also represents a significant affirmation of Indigenous peoples’ relationship with their ancestral lands. This decision supports the continuity of the keyoh system and Indigenous legal orders of the Dakelh people, despite the imposition of the trapline registration system by the province almost 100 years ago.
Congratulations to our clients and to firm partners Christopher Devlin and Lorenzo Rose for who worked hard to secure this successful appeal!
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