The appellant, a treaty Indian, was convicted of unlawfully hunting in a wildlife management unit contrary to provincial game laws.
He appealed, arguing that paragraph 12 of the Natural Resources Agreement guaranteed his right to hunt for food on unoccupied Crown lands or lands to which he had a right of access.
The Supreme Court of Canada allowed the appeal, holding that because limited hunting was permitted in the unit at certain times, Indians had a right of access to the land.
Consequently, the province could not unilaterally restrict their constitutionally protected right to hunt for food at all seasons.
