Atlantic First Nations Water Authority welcomes funding infusion – CBC
Apr 26, 2022 18 Mi’kmaw and Wolastoqey First Nations pursue greater control over water and sewerage Officials with a fledgling regional water and sewerage utility say First Nations in Atlantic…
Les Leyne: B.C.’s court fight negates lofty rhetoric about devotion to Indigenous reconciliation – Times Colonist
There’s a big gulf between what the B.C. government is saying and what it’s doing. The NDP government has taken another run at proving its devotion to Indigenous reconciliation, but…
BC Approves North Coast Gas Project Despite First Nations’ Objections – The Tyee
Ministers responsible for energy and environment refer First Nations’ concerns to industry, feds. The province has approved a fossil fuel storage and shipping facility on B.C.’s north coast despite opposition…
What Diavik’s impending closure could mean for Yellowknife – Cabin Radio
April 26, 2022 As Rio Tinto plans to close the Diavik diamond mine, the company says it’s considering the impact on communities across the NWT. Yellowknife is expected to feel…
Opinion: First Nations court case in B.C. could be Canada’s game-changer – The Globe and Mail
Ken Coates is the Distinguished Senior Fellow with Macdonald-Laurier Institute and a Canada Research Chair in Regional Innovation at the University of Saskatchewan. The Nuchatlaht First Nation and Nootka Sound,…
Simailak appointed as justice minister, minister responsible for Qulliq Energy Corp. – Nunatsiaq News
Apr 25, 2022 New portfolios announced less than a week after Adam Arreak Lightstone resigned from cabinet Craig Simailak is Nunavut’s new minister of justice, according to a news release…
5 things to know for Tuesday, April 26, 2022 – CTV News
April 26, 2022 A top Russian diplomat warns Ukraine against provoking a world war, Ottawa police are once again gearing up for an incoming convoy, and the Toronto Raptors cling…
14 people lost their lives on the job in the North last year, the highest number in a decade – CBC
Apr 25, 2022 COVID-19 contributes to record number of worker deaths across the North in 2021 When news broke of Markus Dyck’s death, it rocked not only the small Nunavut…
Inuit leader hopes ‘spotty’ record of working with bureaucrats improves with Inuit Nunangat Policy – APTN News
Apr 23, 2022 ‘There has not been an obligation to understand within the federal public service in any co-ordinated way, and this changes that.’ Whether in Nunavut, his home region…
First Peoples Law Report April 18-24, 2022 – First Peoples Law
Harvesting rights returned to east coast news Kingsclear First Nation fisheries director disappointed with proposed elver quota | CBC News Treaty rights were front and centre in Quebec and Ontario…
