Before a major tribunal known as the specific native claims tribunal, which reports to the House of Commons and where most cases were heard, a municipality would decide at one point “We have finished cutting down the forest at this point, we would now like to encroach on the reserve.
Un grand tribunal, appelé Tribunal des revendications particulières autochtones, relevant de la Chambre des communes, traitent la plupart des causes. À un moment donné de l'histoire, une municipalité a dit: «On a fini de couper la forêt à tel endroit et on voudrait maintenant empiéter sur la réserve.