Clio’s Current regularly uses historical perspective to draw attention to the contentious side of contemporary issues in Canada and abroad. Although we have commented on Indigenous-settler relations, we have done so from a general standpoint and with the intention of introducing our readers to the contested history of colonialism. In today’s guest post, Madeline Knickerbocker provides a focused and detailed discussion behind the legal process that led to the Tsilhqot’in decision in British Columbia.