Ten years have gone by since 50 eagles were found dead in Vancouver, and while the investigation concluded with more than 100 charges against 11 First Nations men, the Crown has now chosen to drop the charges against Gary Abbott and Ralph Leon in mid-September. They were the last of the men expecting to have their day in court. “The lead investigator was senior conservation officer Rick Grindrod,” reads a report by Global News.

As British Columbia plans to increase the number of wolves it culls to save endangered caribou, a pop singer has come out to criticize the strategy. Miley Cyrus of “Wrecking Ball” fame travelled to B.C. in September to discuss the wolf cull with members of Klemtu. And earlier that month she took to Instagram with a petition from Pacific Wild to stop the wolf kill. In response, Premier Christy Clark said Cyrus didn’t know enough about the province’s environmental plan to be a source of good information in the debate.

The Japan Times picked up a Reuters report from Winnipeg this September about the very real possibility that the Aboriginal vote could decide the outcome of the 2015 federal election. “Spurred by anger over disproportionately high rates of violence against Indigenous women and poor living standards as well as resource development and environmental issues, Aboriginal voters are being urged by their national chief to vote,” the report reads. “Clearly, there is an awakening happening,” pollster Bruce Cameron said.

The Tsartlip First Nation“strongly opposes the process chosen by Malahat First Nation and [its corporate partner] Steelhead LNG for its plant at Bamberton in British Columbia. “We oppose the aggressive approach taken by Steelhead LNG and their board of directors by publicly announcing the project prior to any discussions with the Tsartlip community,” said Chief Don Tom. Tsartlip is across the water from Bamberton on Saanich Inlet.

The Ministry of Transportation in B.C. has worked with the Tsilhqot’in Government to create 29 mileage signs in the Tsilhqot’in language. “These signs are symbols of the fact we are working with the government on our title lands,” said Xeni Gwet’in (Nemiah) Chief Roger William. It’s a sign of progress, said Esdilagh Chief Bernie Mack. “The signs are also about rules, destination and culture,” Mack said. “We welcome everybody into this area and we also live with other people in our backyards.”

Georges Erasmus, Chief Negotiator for the Dehcho First Nations in the N.W.T., is retiring. The 67-year-old released a statement saying it had been a “very challenging year” for the Dehcho negotiation process, which he has been involved with for the last 12 years, so he’s stepping down for personal and family reasons. Talks have been stalled and the federal election has interrupted the process, so Erasmus feels it’s a good time to step aside.

Native earth Performing Arts presents HUFF at the Aki Studio Theatre inside the Daniels Spectrum in Toronto from Oct. 10 to Oct. 25. The production launches an eight-city national tour in 2016, including Montreal, Quebec City, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Kelowna and Victoria.

There has been a major  shift on the pipeline landscape,  when Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Rodham Clinton announced that she is opposed to the Keystone XL pipeline. She said she doesn’t believe it’s what the U.S. needs in the battle against climate change. That’s going to be a big disappointment to the Conservatives in Canada, whose leader, Stephen Harper, has said this country wouldn’t take no for an answer from the States on Keystone XL. The pipeline would carry a full one-quarter of Canadian oil exports to the U.S. each day. Clinton is not president yet, however.

Half of all First Nations children live in poverty, reads a headline on the Behind the Numbers blog, a commentary on social, economic and environmental issues from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, a non-partisan progressive voice on public policy. It goes on to then give four other reasons why politicians should be paying attention to Indigenous families and children in this election, if that first one alone wasn’t enough.

The article about John Furlong, the former Vancouver Olympics CEO, were an attack on his reputation, a judge has ruled. Journalist Laura Robinson had reported that eight First Nations people had been abused by Furlong more than 40 years ago. The matter went to court and the judge ruled that Robinson didn’t verify her sources’ stories or ensure they weren’t contaminating each others’ memories.