Canada needs national strategy encouraging Indigenous access to capital – The Hill Times
June 23, 2022 Without Indigenous access to capital, Canada is forgoing opportunities to meet our net-zero commitments, which require new clean energy projects, most of which would be built on…
Native Women’s Association of Canada hosts grand opening of new facility – APTN News
June 22, 2022 The Native Women’s Association of Canada hosted the grand opening of its new building as part of its National Indigenous Peoples Day celebrations. The facility is located…
Supreme Court to hear Ontario case on treaty payments to Indigenous peoples – BayToday.ca
OTTAWA — Canada’s top court says it will hear a legal battle over Crown payments to Indigenous peoples who ceded a large swath of northern Ontario under two treaties in…
BC Union Ordered to Pay $500,000 Bill for Defaming Corporation – The Tyee
Unite Here Local 40 accused work camp operator Civeo of ‘broken promises to First Nations.’ A union has been ordered to pay $500,000 to a company operating work camps in…
We’ll do it ourselves’: Weary of waiting on Ottawa, First Nation sets up marine protected area – Canada’s National Observer
June 23rd 2022 A First Nation in B.C. celebrated Indigenous Peoples Day by taking action where the federal government has not by establishing a new marine protected area in the…
5 things to know for Thursday, June 23, 2022 – CTV News
More Canadians struggle to save for retirement, some shoppers find new ways to cut down on grocery costs, and Canada dominates a list of the world’s top livable cities. Here’s…
Liberals and Conservatives Vote Down Federal Bill Aimed at Prioritizing Infrastructure Funding for Indigenous and Northern Communities – CFNR
Jun 22, 2022 A Federal Bill which would have given Northern and Indigenous communities more control over climate-related infrastructure has been voted down. Proposed by the NDP and blocked by…
People need to realize there is a seriousness to planning for Indigenous clients’ – Wealth Professional
Jun 23, 2022 Toronto-based financial planner offers perspective on how advisors need to mind their language when working with Indigenous clients While he doesn’t claim to have an authoritative grasp…
‘The coast is our lifeblood’: First Nation launches ‘world class’ Marine Protected Area – CFN
June 22, 2022 ‘We’ve been here for thousands of years’ The Kitasoo Xai’xais Nation has declared a first-of-its-kind Marine Protected Area (MPA) for Gitdisdzu Lugyeks (Kitasu Bay), a sacred area…
Indigenous women face alarming treatment under criminal law, a notorious instrument of colonialism – The Hill Times
June 22, 2022 Canada must speed up Indian registration to give women and their descendants equal access to status, include Indigenous women in negotiations about self-government, and take action to…
