Bigsky v. Muskowekwan First Nation

Decided: 2026-10-09. Docket: T-2757-23. Citation: 2026 FC 1225 (CanLII). Administrative law — Judicial review — Reviewability — Band council decision on per capita distributions — Whether the Decision was sufficiently public to attract judicial review scrutiny — Federal Courts Act, s. 2, Prairie Chicken v Blood Tribe Band Council — Inherent right of self-governance relied on — Application dismissed | Administrative law — Justiciability — Standing — Whether the Decision affected the Applicant’s legal rights, imposed legal obligations, or caused prejudicial effects — Collective property of settlement funds and no individual entitlement — Public interest standing rejected — Matter found non-justiciable — Application dismissed | Indigenous peoples — First Nations governance — Customary law and