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First Peoples Law Report March 1 – 7, 2023 – First Peoples Law
Land defence was in the spotlight on the west coast Wet’suwet’en defendants applied to BC Supreme-Court | APTN News 12 people arrested at Wet’suwet’en blockade want charges stayed due to police conduct | CBC News Latest report on BC First Nations languages holds hope for future of revitalization | Windspeaker Deal reached between 2 First […]
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Read MoreIndigenous leaders say they lack resources to weigh in on new B.C. laws – Times Colonist
March 6, 2023 “We are not going to blame Indigenous nations because this government piled the workload on them and gave them no resources to do it.” — B.C. Green MLA Adam Olsen A new rule that requires the provincial government to consult Indigenous governments on new B.C. laws is facing early challenges as First […]
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Read More200 Years of Denial: Johnson v. M’Intosh and the Doctrine of Discovery – First Peoles Law
March 2, 2023 This week marks the 200th anniversary of the US Supreme Court’s 1823 decision Johnson v. M’Intosh. In the decision, Chief Justice Marshall relied on the racist doctrine of discovery as the basis for European nations’ asserted sovereignty over Indigenous Peoples’ lands upon ‘discovering’ them. The doctrine was imported into Canadian law through […]
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Read MoreFirst Peoples Law Report February 22-28, 2023 – First Peoples Law
East coast news included Aboriginal title and consultation Wolastoqiyik, Mi’kmaq say they’re allies in land rights despite overlapping title claims | CBC News Offshore oil project challenge argues that end-use emissions, shipping impacts should be weighed | Canadian Lawyer Policing was in the spotlight in Quebec Pekuakamiulnuatsh First Nation and AFNQL come out against Quebec […]
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Read MoreFirst Peoples Law Report February 15-21, 2023 – First Peoples Law
Aboriginal title and child welfare featured in east coast news Mi’kmaq First Nations expand Aboriginal title claim to include almost all of N.B. | CBC News ‘We can no longer sit back’: Mi’gmaq First Nations look to claim more of New Brunswick | CTV News Innu inquiry runs through timeline of history, impacts of colonialism | […]
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Read MoreFirst Peoples Law Report February 8-14, 2023 – First Peoples Law
Health care and language rights returned to national news First Nations leaders pan Trudeau letter ducking request for seat at health-care talks | CBC News Educators say more support needed to keep Indigenous languages alive | CBC News Protected areas and Aboriginal title were back in BC headlines 15 First Nations, Crown Governments Endorse Plan […]
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Read MoreFirst Peoples Law Report February 1-7, 2023 – First Peoples Law
Governance was front and centre in NWT news Dehcho negotiations resume in Hay River after eight-year stall | Cabin Radio Ontario news included Treaty rights and consent Ontario says ‘colonization’ costs mean it does not owe First Nations billions | The Guardian Dollar value of resources to be debated as final stage of treaty annuities trial […]
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Read MoreThe Alberta “Sovereignty” Act and Indigenous Jurisdiction – First Peoples Law
February 2, 2023 In the final month of 2022, the Alberta government passed the so-called “Sovereignty” Act purporting to limit federal power and expand provincial jurisdiction within Alberta. First Nations have already raised serious concerns that the Act will erode their treaty rights by concentrating legislative authority in the hands of the provincial government. The […]
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Read MoreFirst Peoples Law Report January 25-31, 2023 – First Peoples Law
This week’s edition includes Treaty rights, class actions, child welfare, consultation, Aboriginal title and more. IN THE NEWS East coast news included Aboriginal title and governance Quebec Innu community seeks $2.2B from Hydro-Québec for Churchill Falls destruction | CBC News Province, Mi’kmaq to share governance of Kluskap Wilderness Area in Cape Breton | CBC News […]
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Read MoreFirst Peoples Law Report January 18-24, 2023 – First Peoples Law
This week’s edition includes class actions, Treaty rights, jurisdiction, new court cases and more. Treaty rights were front and centre in BC Blueberry First Nation signs $300M agreement with B.C. | APTN News Consensus agreements a ‘new beginning’ for co-operation between province, First Nations: Chief | CBC News Tsilhqot’in National Government calls for halt on mining […]
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