Indigenous languages on federal ballots could help boost turnout, PROC hears – The Hill Times
April 20, 2022 ‘If you want First Nations to vote more, give them a reason to do it. It isn’t a question of making it easier to vote; it is…
The Coming Indigenous Power Play – The Tyee
Inside the First Nations-led plan to decolonize British Columbia’s electricity. Last in a two-part special report. One afternoon in November 2019, a yearly First Nations summit on clean energy had…
5 things to know for Wednesday, April 20, 2022 – CTV
April 20, 2022 Details emerge from Russia’s occupation of the Chornobyl nuclear plant, the latest inflation report is set to be released today, and the woman who was shoved onto…
Program training northwestern Ontario’s mining future – Timmins Today
Sioux Lookout partnership develops almost 230 workers for the resource sector The organizers and trainers behind a northwestern Ontario program, geared to develop a homegrown mining workforce, are declaring it…
Canadian North reconnects Iqaluit and Kuujjuaq after 2-year break – Nunatsiaq News
Direct flights between the hubs of Nunavut and Nunavik ‘a return to normalcy,’ airline VP says Two women crowd near a phone before they board a plane at Iqaluit’s airport.…
Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District celebrates 10 years of First Nations on the board – Tofino-Ucluelet Westerly News
Apr. 19, 2022 On April 1, 2012, the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District (ACRD) made history by becoming the first regional district in British Columbia to include First Nations representatives as full…
Indigenous research spotlighted in new federal report on climate change – University Affairs
APR 18 2022 Authors hope to increase awareness of the impact of climate change on Indigenous peoples’ health. Last month, the federal government released a comprehensive study on how climate…
Wash’ake Mayzoon – a positive step forward with Indigenous communities – Manitoba Hydro
April 19, 2022 New convertor station heralds growth in the Portage area The name of the new, yet-to-be-built, electrical station in the Portage area, Wash’ake Mayzoon (wa-shock-ee may-zoon), harmonizes two…
First Peoples Law Report April 11-17, 2022 – First Peoples Law
Land defence, child welfare and UNDRIP topped BC headlines Mounties spent $950K on winter operations for Coastal GasLink | APTN News Simpcw First Nation battles through negotiations to secure child welfare…
ATCO Electric agrees to $31 million penalty following regulator’s investigation – BayToday.ca
EDMONTON — Regulated utility ATCO Electric has agreed to pay a $31 million administrative penalty after an Alberta Utilities Commission investigation found it deliberately overpaid a First Nation group for…
