A victory for Indigenous rights, lands and waters in British Columbia. For years, the Tsetsaut Skii km Lax Ha (TSKLH) Nation has been fighting to protect its territory from a proposed gold mine that would be among the largest in the world. On one side: a small Indigenous Nation. On the other: the government of British Columbia and billion-dollar mining company Seabridge Gold. Despite extensive historical evidence confirming that the area designated for the mine’s waste facilities lies within TSKLH territory, the province moved forward without properly consulting the Nation. So TSKLH took British Columbia to court. Now, after months of waiting, the B.C. Supreme Court has ruled: the province breached its constitutional duty to appropriately consult the TSKLH Nation. British Columbia must now return to the consultation process and give the Nation an opportunity to be heard before moving forward. The Tsetsaut Skii km Lax Ha Nation may be small, but it refused to be ignored. It stood u...