First Peoples Law Report October 18 – October 24, 2022 – First Peoples Law
This week’s edition includes UNDRIP, child welfare, duty to consult, policing, calls for justice and more. IN THE NEWS National headlines included a proposed reconciliation council, calls for justice and…
UNBC screening Indigenous documentary about BC Hydro and forced relocation – My Prince George Now
The documentary is called DƏNE YI’INJETL, or The Scattering of Man. It has been on a tour of film festivals after six years in production, and tells the story of…
Scugog Island First Nation receives $1M for hosting Great Blue Heron Casino – Durham Region News
October 23, 2022 Ajax, Pickering also receive gaming payments from Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation The Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation recently received just over $1 million through its…
5 things to know for Monday, October 24, 2022 – CTV News
Boris Johnson is no longer in the running to be the U.K.’s next prime minister, a Brazilian politician fires a rifle and throws grenades at police as they try to…
CBD COP15: Why the whole world will be watching Montreal this December – WWF
October 21, 2022 Two of the most important summits about the nature crisis are happening within the span of a few weeks this fall. The first is focused on climate,…
Bamberton mine expansion prompts concerns from some – CTV News
Oct. 21, 2022 The Malahat First Nation has applied to the province to expand the quarry and foreshore access at its Bamberton mine site, and some people living nearby are…
First Nations worry feds are flip-flopping on B.C. fish farms transition – National Observer
October 21st 2022 First Nations fighting to get salmon farms out of the ocean are dismayed in the wake of federal Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray’s recent engagement tour on a…
First Nations angered by delays in joint probe of cross-border contamination from coal mines – Global News
October 21, 2022 First Nations and environmentalists say they are angry the federal and British Columbia governments continue to stonewall American requests for a joint investigation of cross-border contamination from…
Unsuccessful Indigenous election candidates call for more support from urban First Nations people – CBC
Improving Indigenous representation has to start at the party level, says former Vancouver Coun. Andrea Reimer Oct 21, 2022 A number of Indigenous candidates who ran unsuccessfully in Vancouver’s recent municipal…
Municipal Election candidates surveyed on Indigenous relationships, truth and reconciliation – PTBO Today
Oct 21, 2022 The Indigenous Allies Working Group has surveyed Peterborough municipal election candidates to gather a number of insights, including their willingness to support the implementation of calls to…
