BC Releases its first action plan under the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act – JFK Law
May 2nd, 2022 On March 30, 2022, the BC Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation released its first action plan under the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act…
Saulteau First Nations’ teen starts apparel company – Energeticcity.ca
Saulteau First Nation’s teen Miles Parenteau has started a clothing company called Mistik ᒥᐢᑎᐠ Apparel. Parenteau wanted to put his art out into the world, so he started talking about…
Cochrane group planning Indigenous Centre holding talking circle this Thursday – Cochrane Eagle
If you are Indigenous and live in Cochrane, on the Stoney Nakoda Nation or the surrounding areas, there is a talking circle this Thursday to get ideas for an Indigenous…
First Peoples Law Report April 25 – May 1, 2022 – First Peoples Law
Sovereignty and Treaty rights topped headlines on the east coast AFNQL forms Office of Self Determination after ‘flagrant lack of good will’ | APTN News Quebec First Nations push for more…
Construction Update – Coastal GasLink
Monthly Highlights Winter construction ends with major milestones in hand Late March concludes the winter construction program in advance of spring break-up, which is the time of year when field…
Vernon-based Tolko welcomes First Nations revenue sharing announcement – Castanet
May 2, 2022 Vernon’s Tolko Industries says it welcomes news that First Nations will have a greater role and share in the profits of forestry in B.C. “Tolko welcomes the…
Why a Southern Alberta First Nation turned off the tap to hundreds of area farmers – Global News
April 30, 2022 Troy Bischler started to panic. The Granum, Alta., area farmer was in the middle of calving season with 180 cow-calf pairs and he was running out of…
Why land investors should understand Indigenous rights – Advisor’s Edge
Time, patience and co-operation keys to successful developments with First Nation groups Land development deals can involve territory owned or shared by First Nations, so investors can minimize risk by…
Some in Nunavut community question where money from mining company has gone – CBC
Apr 29, 2022 Baffinland offering no details on how it spent $42.9 million in Sanirajak, pop. 850 A company that runs the largest mining operation in Nunavut says it has…
Feds invest $2.6 million in Nunavik electric vehicle infrastructure – Nunatsiaq News
Apr 29, 2022 The federal government is investing $2.6 million into electric vehicle infrastructure in Nunavik. Federal Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson announced Wednesday that Montreal-based TUGLIQ Energy Co. will…
