Revelstoke Mountaineer Podcast

Revelstoke Mountaineer journalist Aaron Orlando speaks with lawyer Mark Underhill, who represented a Colville Confederated Tribes member from Washington state in a court case that is being viewed as a historical milestone for Sinixt First Nation. The judge ruled that the man, who had been charged with illegal hunting in Canada, had Aboriginal rights to be hunting in Canada. The ruling is seen as a big step for the Sinixt, who have been battling for legal recognition and rights after the Canadian government declared them 'extinct' in 1956.