Ottawa to pay Nunavut more than $250M in land claim lawsuit settlement – CTV
May 5, 2015 IQALUIT, Nunavut — Ottawa is to pay an Inuit land-claim group more than $250 million to settle a long-standing lawsuit and improve training for Inuit to enter…
Getting there – Canadian Lawyer Magazine
May 4, 2015 A compassionate and moving ruling from a Toronto judge has focused attention on Gladue courts and other support mechanisms for aboriginal offenders, and of the progress, and…
Alaska delegation to visit Mount Polley disaster site, meet company, First Nations – The Province
May 3, 2015 VICTORIA – Alaska’s lieutenant-governor will make an extraordinary visit to the British Columbia mine at the centre of an environmental disaster in an effort to ensure his…
Rocking the aboriginal vote: Alberta community leaders note increased political engagement – Edmonton Journal
May 4, 2015 EDMONTON – Katherine Swampy, the NDP candidate for Drayton Valley-Devon, is logging a long day on the campaign trail, door-knocking in Ermineskin Cree First Nation and Louis…
Shipping container housing being rolled out across Canada – Toronto Star
Three-storey development in Vancouver shows how ‘cargotecture’ can help tackle shortage of affordable housing. VANCOUVER—They were once rusting hulks relegated to junkyards. Now shipping containers are being repurposed into stylish…
First Nations group Lax Kw’alaams set to vote on $1.1-billion question – The Globe and Mail
May. 03 2015 The Lax Kw’alaams Band in Prince Rupert is making headlines after presenting its 3,600 members last week with an offer worth more than $1.1-billion, in exchange for…
Building Success within First Nations Communities – CBJ.ca
Building Success within First Nations Communities The commitment of an enterprise to enhance the lives and prosperity of local citizens is the mark of an organization that truly cares about…
Billion-dollar LNG deal pitched to BC First Nation for project support – CTV
May 1, 2015 The proponent of a liquefied natural gas plant on British Columbia’s north coast is offering more than $1 billion to obtain the consent of a First Nations…
Amnesty International exploring impact of resource development on First Nations – Alaska Highway News
May 1, 2015 In 2006, Jody Ryan’s mother, Shirley Clethroe, went missing unexpectedly from the Peace Region one night. “She was amazing,” she said. “My mom was really young at…
Vancouver’s newest business incubator will target aboriginal entrepreneurs – BiV
May 1, 2015 Simon Fraser University is starting a new business incubator program designed for aboriginal entrepreneurs, the first program of its kind in Canada. The Royal Bank of Canada…
