Water Laws: Quw’utsun, Tŝilhqot’in, & Lower Similkameen

Description of the Project

The Water Laws Project explores how Indigenous communities use water in the context of Indigenous and colonial water law. For this project, ILRU and the broader Water Laws Project team partnered with three Indigenous Nations: Cowichan Tribes, Tŝilhqot’in National Government, and the Lower Similkameen Indian Band. The project aims to research and articulate Quw’utsun, Tŝilhqot’in and syilx water governance laws. The outcome of this research includes a report and casebook on water law from the three different Indigenous legal orders. The project aims to inform collaborative initiatives towards watershed-based governance and planning that are beginning to address the reconciliation of Indigenous and colonial legal systems as well as stand up Quw’utsun, Tŝilhqot’in and syilx water law for those Nations.

Community Partners

Cowichan Tribes (see website: https://cowichantribes.com/)
Lower Similkameen Indian Band (see website: https://www.lsib.net/)
Tŝilhqot’in National Government (see website: https://www.tsilhqotin.ca/)

Funder

This project is funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Real Estate Foundation BC, Swift Foundation, McConnell Foundation, Law Foundation of British Columbia and the Indigenous Law Research Unit.

location

University of Victoria, Fraser Blg

Call Us

250-721-8914

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