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A landmark case about aboriginal rights and title in the Yukon which has drawn significant national attention will be before the Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday morning.
The case involves an agricultural lease that was given out by the Yukon government for 65 hectares of land north of Carmacks, in the area of a trapline belonging to Johnny Sam, a member of the Little Salmon-Carmacks First Nation.
The first nation and Sam challenged the authorization of the lease. They argued the Yukon government had a duty to consult with the first nation on matters within its traditional territory, but that it failed to fulfill that duty.
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