LETTER: Cultural appropriation in the Vernon Tourism marketing – Vernon Morning Star
May 18, 2026 Scrolling through the Vernon tourism website under arts and culture, people are met with imagery of an Indigenous person who is wearing a traditional headdress. At first,…
NWT’s diamond mine winter road moves into new, uncertain era – Cabin Radio
May 15, 2026 With one of the NWT’s three diamond mines no longer actively mining, one insolvent and a third in financial difficulty, the future of the winter road connecting…
Court quashes bid for Alberta independence referendum in favour of First Nations treaty rights – OKT LLP
May 15, 2026 In a decision delivered May 13th, 2026, Justice Shaina Leonard of the Alberta Court of King’s Bench (the “Court”) has quashed the Chief Electoral Officer of Alberta’s (“CEO”) approval of an initiative petition on Alberta independence under the Citizens Initiative Act (“CIA”) put forward by…
Colby Cosh: Alberta judge pours gas on separatist fire – National Post
May 15, 2026 Ruling overriding referendum hands independence movement a righteous cause Wednesday’s King’s Bench ruling that invalidated the Alberta citizen petition on separatism is intricate and complicated, so instead…
Indigenous rights laws deserve more scrutiny than they’re getting – The Hub
May 15, 2026 As British Columbia’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA) has become a political flashpoint, reports this week suggested that the federal Conservatives are seeking…
B.C.’s latest Indigenous outrage threatens freedom of contract – Todayville
May 15, 2026 Last year, in Cowichan Tribes v. Canada, a B.C. court pulled the rug out from under property rights across Canada by declaring aboriginal title to be a…
Restoring Inuit voices in Arctic decision-making – Ecojustice
May 15, 2026 For generations, Inuit in Naujaat have relied on the waters of Foxe Basin. Hunters from the Arviq Hunters and Trappers Organization (Arviq HTO) travel these waters to…
Gloria Uluqsi prioritizes housing, elders’ care in NTI leadership bid – Nunatsiaq News
May 15, 2026 Candidate says greater collaboration needed to improve lives of Nunavummiut Nunatsiaq News is publishing profiles of the 10 candidates in Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.’s May 27 presidential byelection.…
Federal government invests $12M in B.C. forestry sector – Times Colonist
May 15, 2026 The funding will prioritize 14 projects that use low-carbon wood technology, expand the use of mass timber in construction, or are Indigenous operated. RICHMOND — The federal…
N.W.T. gov’t sees boost in Indigenous hiring after overhaul of affirmative action policy – CBC
May 15, 2026 Unclear how many new Indigenous public service workers are from N.W.T., or elsewhere The N.W.T. government says it’s seen a boost in Indigenous hiring since overhauling its…
