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When the Métis Nation of Alberta goes in front of the Alberta Court of Appeal next February, lawyer Jason Madden will be referencing the newly-signed Manitoba Métis harvesting agreement, which doesn’t depend on Métis settlements in order to designate land as traditional Métis harvesting grounds.
“I’m not sure it will have any impact (in the court),” said Madden, who represents Métis…
Right from the get-go, the province and Ontario Graphite Ltd. got off on the wrong foot in Aboriginal consultations to re-activate a graphite mine near the town of Kearney.
The graphite mine sits near the town and above an important water system located in the traditional territory of six Anishinabek communities. In particular, Magnetawan First Nation is worried about their water from…
Senator Lillian Dyck said the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples is not thinking about doing away with the Powley definition of Métis, but is considering the need for “a notwithstanding clause.”
“It was quite clear to us that the regional, provincial organizations are all on board with what the national definition is and are working with that. But what we’re hearing is that…
The citizens of British Columbia aren’t just going to roll over for the Enbridge pipeline proposal. That’s obvious after the massive Oct. 22 rally on the steps of tThe citizens of British Columbia aren’t just going to roll over for the Enbridge pipeline proposal. That’s obvious after the massive Oct. 22 rally on the steps of the BC legislature with more than 4,000 people in attendance with…
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The Lake Babine Nation is calling on the RCMP to conduct a thorough and timely investigation into allegations concerning John Furlong during his tenure as a teacher in Burns Lake, British Columbia. Lake Babine appreciates what John Furlong has done for British Columbia and Canada through the Vancouver 2010 Games, but at the same time, it strongly believes there are serious…
The discovery of a video tape of members of Senator Scott Brown’s campaign doing so-called Indian war whoops and making tomahawk chops at a political rally has the senator on the hot seat in Massachusetts. Brown’s campaign staff, reports Native News Network, was looking to draw attention to the Democratic nominee Elizabeth Warren, a Harvard professor, who cited Cherokee as her American Indian…
First Nations leaders and Saskatchewan’s Advocate for Children and Youth are seeking an effective way to decrease the number of Aboriginal children in foster care, reports CBC. The parties signed a letter of understanding that will lead to a better way to serve First Nations children and their families, by striving to keep families together and allow grandparents to have more contact with…
Tsilhqot'in First Nation near Williams Lake is opposed to the proposed New Prosperity Mine, but one Elder says he fully supports the copper-gold mine, now that Taseko Mines have amended the proposal to protect Fish Lake from contamination. Ervin Charleyboy, former chief of the Alexis Creek Nation, said he has been shunned by the Tsilhqot’in for this support, however. Taseko Mines submitted a…
The Tehran Times reports the Iranian Foreign Ministry has condemned the inhuman conditions that the Indigenous people of Canada are forced to live in and has called upon the international community and UN human rights bodies to take measures to restore the fundamental rights of First Nations. The ministry released the statement on the fifth anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations…
Nanaimo-Cowichan MP Jean Crowder has called for an extension of the deadline for people who experienced abuse in residential schools to file for compensation. The deadline to file the claims passed Sept. 19. And First Nations leadership agrees, saying it’s unfair to put a deadline on the personal healing and ability to deal with the legacy of abuse on individuals. Assembly of First Nations…
Enbridge is not required to disclose the list of First Nations groups that have signed on for a share of the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project says the Joint Review Panel which met in Edmonton last month. The lawyer for Coastal First Nations said the list was a “matter of significant importance,” and demanded it be shared. Enbridge has claimed a 60 per cent buy-in among Aboriginal groups…
The Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples held public hearings and conducted fact-finding activities in western and northern Canada in late September and early October as they studied Métis identity in Canada. Committee Chair Senator Gerry St. Germain, who is Métis, said the hearings built on the knowledge acquired from witnesses in Ottawa to enhance and expand “our understanding of…
The man who ran the historic race against Assembly of First Nations Chief Shawn Atleo in 2009 is seeking the job as head of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations. Perry Bellegarde from Little Black Bear First Nation went a record 24 hours in voting rounds in that contest, and is now on the campaign trail running against Delbert Wapass from Thunderchild First Nation and Morley Watson of…
The Federation of law Societies of Canada is recommending that all new Canadian lawyers possess knowledge of Aboriginal rights. The recommendation is part of the societies first ever set of national standards for admission to the bar. Currently, each provincial law society is in charge of its own standards. The purpose of the national standard is that provincial standards become uniform.…