Iqaluit city councillor encourages Inuit women to apply for council – Nunatsiaq News
Feb 3, 2022 Coun. Sheila Flaherty says she never thought she could be an Iqaluit city councillor. But when the outgoing mayor, Madeleine Redfern, gave a statement encouraging Inuit women…
Ford’s ‘fundamentally flawed’ igaming idea an insult to First Nations’ – Golden Casino News
According to the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation, the Ontario government has “completely failed” to communicate with Indigenous governments before launching its “seriously defective” igaming system. The MSIFN, said…
First Nations are buying land to create urban reserves. But is it ‘land back’? – CBC
Feb 03, 2022 Indigenous people are fastest-growing population in Canada, and more are moving to urban areas First Nations, Inuit and Métis people have been trying to get back land…
Algonquin Nation issues statement saying ‘does not support’ ceremony, and truckers convoy actions on traditional territory – APTN News
Feb 02, 2022 Chiefs say permission wasn’t granted to hold pipe ceremony or erect teepee on Algonquin lands. The Algonquin Nation issued a joint statement Wednesday saying it’s not in…
Elections Canada says review to improve services for First Nations after 2021 mishaps will take ‘a few years’ – CBC
Feb 03, 2022 Agency says it will offer flexible options for advance and election-day polling stations Months after 2021 voting problems in remote northwestern Ontario communities, Elections Canada says it’s…
iPolitics AM: Bergen in as interim Tory leader, Duclos faces privacy committee – iPolitics
Feb 3, 2022 After collectively forcing a sudden — but, it must be noted, not entirely surprising — end to Erin O’Toole’s tenure as party leader yesterday morning, Conservative MPs voted…
Toronto library redevelopment to accentuate Indigenous culture – Construction Canada
February 2, 2022 Perkins&Will and Smoke Architecture will soon reveal the redesign for the Dawes Road Library and Community Hub. The firms will be hosting a webinar with the Toronto…
Chiefs of Ontario Environment Newsletter – 4th Edition – COO
February 2nd, 2022 Sheko:lih and welcome to the winter edition of the Chiefs of Ontario’s Environment Newsletter. Our ceremonies follow the cycle of the seasons and are determined by careful…
Update: February 2022 Capacity Announcement for the Trans Mountain Pipeline System – Trans Mountain
Feb. 1, 2022 Total system nominations for the Trans Mountain Pipeline system are apportioned by 16 per cent for February 2022. What is pipeline ‘apportionment’ and why is it important?…
iGaming plan ‘a slap in the face of First Nations’: MSIFN – Toronto Star
Feb. 2, 2022 Scugog Island First Nation to challenge Ontario in court after alleged failure to consult The Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation (MSIFN) has pledged to challenge the…
