AMC to make submissions at the Supreme Court of Canada regarding availability of advance costs for First Nations inherent and constitutional rights cases
Press Release Treaty One Territory, Manitoba – The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) will appear before the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) on November 4, 2021, as an intervenor in…
Joint statement on negotiations related to B.C. Supreme Court decision
Press Release Oct. 1, 2021 BUICK – Murray Rankin, Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, and Marvin Yahey, Chief of Blueberry River First Nations, have issued the following update on…
Mississauga Provincial Offences Court Office will be closed for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Press Release The Mississauga Provincial Offences Court Office will be closed for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Do not attend in person screening appointments or POA matters on…
First Nations women sue Ottawa alleging systemic racism against Indigenous public servants – APTN News
Sep 14, 2021 Former and current public servants seeking $25 million in punitive damages A former and current public servant, who are both First Nations women, are suing the Canadian…
Congress of Aboriginal Peoples Files International Legal Action Against Government of Canada – Legal Petition Launched to United Nations Human Rights Committee
Press Release Legal Petition Launched to United Nations Human Rights Committee September 9, 2021 – Ottawa, ON- Today, the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP) filed a formal legal petition to…
The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs files submissions challenging the Budget Implementation and Tax Statutes Amendment Act
Press Release September 8, 2021 Treaty One Territory, Manitoba – Yesterday, the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) filed its written submissions in its challenge of the provincial Budget Implementation and…
NAN Encouraged as Superior Court Injunction Protects Ginoogaming First Nation’s Sacred Land
Press Release THUNDER BAY, ON: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Derek Fox welcomes a Court injunction protecting an area of Ginoogaming First Nation’s sacred land from mineral exploration: “We…
AIAI: Indigenous Organizations Call For Canada To Do The Right Thing
Press Release London, Ontario September 2nd, 2021 – A motion was recently brought forward by the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada to the Canadian Human Rights…
Judge Rules for First Nation, Rejects Yukon Government’s Attempt to Evade Hearing on Land Use Planning and Treaty Breaches
Press Release Supreme Court of Yukon rejects Yukon’s application seeking to dismiss claims from lawsuit filed by First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun Yukon, Canada: On Wednesday, Chief Justice Duncan…
NAN Welcomes Landmark Decision Ordering Canada to Pay Capital Costs for Child Welfare
Press Release August 26, 2021 THUNDER BAY, ON: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Deputy Grand Chief Bobby Narcisse welcomes a landmark interim decision released by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT/Tribunal)…
