Indian Nations Law Update – July 2015 – The National Law Review
July 7, 2015 The Supreme Court agrees to hear the Dollar General case The Supreme Court agreed on June 15 to review the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision in…
Assembly of First Nations chief calls for mass voter registration in hope of ousting Conservatives – Montreal Gazette
July 7, 2015 From the lectern at Place Bonaventure, Ghislain Picard gestured toward an empty seat in the front row of the conference centre Tuesday. The aboriginal leader had previously…
McLeod Lake Indian Band drops out of Site C lawsuit – Alaska Highway News
July 7, 2015 A First Nation has dropped out of a lawsuit seeking to stop the Site C dam. A provincial judge allowed McLeod Lake Indian Band to “cease to…
BC government approves construction projects for $9-billion Site C hydro dam – 680 News
Jul 7, 2015 FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – The British Columbia government has granted approval for the first phase of construction to start on the massive Site C hydroelectric dam…
Federal Tories ‘Abandoned Responsibility’ for cut off Reserve: Trudeau – APTN
July 7, 2015 Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau says the federal government has “abandoned its responsibility” to a First Nation cut off from the outside world and living under one of…
Northern Mayors Lobby for Infrastructure Funds – Mining Life
Jul 7, 2015 The mayor’s of Northern Ontario’s largest cities want a portion of the province’s planned infrastructure investment outside of the Greater Toronto and Hamilton area to be used…
Mining incentive program funds 12 exploration projects – NORJ
July 6, 2015 A dozen mining juniors and prospectors were given a leg up last week during the second round of the GNWT’s recently introduced mining incentive program. Twelve gold…
Quebec First Nations take legal action against Belledune oil terminal – CBC
Jul 07, 2015 Ask New Brunswick court to quash construction permit issued to Chaleur Terminals Inc., cite failure to consult Mi’gmaq communities in the Gaspé region have take legal action…
Areva to Valcourt: reject Nunavut board’s Kiggavik decision – Nunatsiaq News
July 07, 2015 Company says NIRB did not use “available remedies” to deal with uranium project’s unknown start date Areva Canada has asked the federal government to reject the Nunavut…
National Chief Bellegarde calls on Canada to make reconciliation real – Winnipeg Free Press
MONTREAL – National Chief Perry Bellegarde is urging First Nations and other Canadians to push for reconciliation at the polls this fall. In the first keynote address to the Assembly…
