It may surprise you, citizen reader, that there are Americans out there who hold deeper constitutional rights in Canada than you. It’s because they’re Indigenous, and because the Supreme Court decided in 2021 that they should receive special privileges. Now, despite being foreign, they’re using their newfound esteem in Canadian courts to intervene in what kids are taught in school.

Earlier this month, the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation — an American entity in Washington state — sued the B.C. government for excluding it from education-related consultations. It also sued the government for its policy of notifying (but not consulting) the reserve about future potential development projects.

Because one-third of the American reserve’s members are from the Sinixt/Lakes Tribe

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