Aboriginal Law Report for the week ending May 28th – First People’s Law

With a court imposed deadline fast approaching, the federal government’s proposed amendments to the Indian Act registration provisions have run into a snag in the Senate.

• Senators amend legislation aimed at removing sexism from Indian Act
• Changes to Canada’s Indian Act could give up to 2 million people Indian status

Elijah Harper’s opposition to the Meech Lake Accord was remembered.

• Canada 150: When a man with an eagle feather thwarted the high and mighty

Here’s a useful primer for the convoluted National Energy Board Energy East hearings.