R. v. Nikal
E1324044
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R. v. Nikal is a Supreme Court of Canada decision that further clarified the scope of Aboriginal fishing rights and the Crown’s fiduciary obligations following the landmark R. v. Sparrow ruling.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| R. v. Gladstone | 1 |
| R. v. Nikal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18434217 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: R. v. Nikal Context triple: [R. v. Sparrow, precedentFor, R. v. Nikal]
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A.
R. v. Lavell
R. v. Lavell is a landmark 1974 Supreme Court of Canada decision that addressed sex discrimination in the Indian Act and tested the scope and effectiveness of the Canadian Bill of Rights in protecting equality rights.
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B.
R. v. Drybones
R. v. Drybones is a landmark 1970 Supreme Court of Canada decision that strengthened the Canadian Bill of Rights by ruling that a law discriminating against an Indigenous person was inoperative because it violated equality rights.
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C.
R. v. Sparrow
R. v. Sparrow is a landmark 1990 Supreme Court of Canada decision that affirmed and clarified the constitutional protection of Indigenous fishing rights under section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982.
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D.
R v Oakes
R v Oakes is a landmark 1986 Supreme Court of Canada decision that established the proportionality framework used to justify limits on rights under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
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E.
Delgamuukw v. British Columbia
Delgamuukw v. British Columbia is a landmark 1997 Supreme Court of Canada decision that fundamentally defined and affirmed the nature, scope, and constitutional protection of Aboriginal title in Canada.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: R. v. Nikal Target entity description: R. v. Nikal is a Supreme Court of Canada decision that further clarified the scope of Aboriginal fishing rights and the Crown’s fiduciary obligations following the landmark R. v. Sparrow ruling.
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A.
R. v. Lavell
R. v. Lavell is a landmark 1974 Supreme Court of Canada decision that addressed sex discrimination in the Indian Act and tested the scope and effectiveness of the Canadian Bill of Rights in protecting equality rights.
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B.
R. v. Drybones
R. v. Drybones is a landmark 1970 Supreme Court of Canada decision that strengthened the Canadian Bill of Rights by ruling that a law discriminating against an Indigenous person was inoperative because it violated equality rights.
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C.
R. v. Sparrow
R. v. Sparrow is a landmark 1990 Supreme Court of Canada decision that affirmed and clarified the constitutional protection of Indigenous fishing rights under section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982.
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D.
R v Oakes
R v Oakes is a landmark 1986 Supreme Court of Canada decision that established the proportionality framework used to justify limits on rights under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
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E.
Delgamuukw v. British Columbia
Delgamuukw v. British Columbia is a landmark 1997 Supreme Court of Canada decision that fundamentally defined and affirmed the nature, scope, and constitutional protection of Aboriginal title in Canada.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: R. v. Nikal