What happens if Indigenous people say no to mining the minerals needed to run electric cars? – Corporate Knights
Governments and industry need to ramp up their partnership game to bring new minerals to market in time to be part of a net-zero solution February 1, 2022 At the…
Province doubles funds for Indigenous economic development projects – Timmins Today
Application process now open for 2022-2023 cohort The province has announced it’s doubling the amount of funds set aside for economic development projects in Indigenous communities. Funds in the Indigenous…
Elder Billie Schibler helps deepen the NWMO’s understanding of protecting water and the environment – NWMO
The Council of Elders and Youth is an integral part of the Nuclear Waste Management Organization’s (NWMO) Reconciliation journey, ensuring our work aligns with our values of integrity, collaboration and…
Unprotected network exposed ‘highly sensitive’ documents, says Nunavut privacy czar – Nunatsiaq News
Feb 1, 2022 Nunavut’s information and privacy commissioner calls an unprotected government network drive he discovered last year a “privacy nightmare,” and says most of the departments affected by the…
Victoria to provide $200,000 reconciliation grant to Songhees and Esquimalt Nations – Times Colonist
Council vote was 6 to 2. Mayor Lisa Helps brought forward the idea, saying the intention is to share the city’s wealth with the First Nations on whose land Victoria…
Growing Indigenous tourism in Ontario – SooToday.com
Indigenous peoples telling their stories on their own terms One out of three international visitors to Canada wants to participate in an Indigenous tourism experience, and one of the best…
Federal election cost estimated $630M, but many First Nations had no polling station – Toronto Star
OTTAWA – Last year’s federal election cost an estimated $630 million — more than the estimated $502-million bill for the 2019 poll — partly because of extra costs associated with…
Morning Brief: ‘Two roads open to the Conservative Party’ – iPolitics
Feb 1, 2022 Today’s Morning Brief is brought to you by Baffinland. Baffinland’s Mary River iron mine delivers over 20% of Nunavut’s annual GDP. The mine has been developed with…
BC mine laws must conform to UN rights, Indigenous group says – Creston Valley Advance
Jan. 31, 2022 Unregulated placer mining, ‘jade fever’ relics of the gold rush While B.C.’s environmental assessment for new mines has built in new consultation and consent steps, Indigenous leaders…
Indigenous coalition goes head-to-head against oil giants to build Alberta carbon capture complex – CBC
Provincial government will choose the first winning bid in March Jan 31, 2022 A group of Indigenous communities in northeast Alberta are competing with big name oil and gas companies…
