National Specific Claims Research Associations Open letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper
Specific Claims Research Associations Call for Immediate Restoration of Funding February 26, 2014 Last week, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC) notified Claims Research Associations and First Nations across…
Cutting land claim research ‘self-destructive’: Madahbee
UOI OFFICES, Feb. 26, 2014 – The Harper conservatives are demonstrating self-destructive behaviour by trying to step away from their lawful obligations to fund land claim research. “They are trying to use…
Premier releases Babine Explosion Investigation: Fact Patterns
February 13, 2014 VANCOUVER – The provincial government today released the Babine Explosion Investigation: Fact Patterns and Recommendations. The report was conducted by John Dyble, deputy minister to the premier…
Idle No More & Defenders of the Land Support the Actions of Indigenous Peoples of Elsipogtog, Barriere Lake & Lubicon Lake Nation to Protect Their Waters, Lands & Forests
TURTLE ISLAND, Dec. 16, 2013 – Idle No More and Defenders of the Land networks call on Indigenous Peoples and Canadians to support Indigenous Nations currently engaged in protecting their…
Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation Remains Committed to Regulatory Hearings on Vista Coal Project
GLENEVIS, ALBERTA – Dec. 12, 2013 – Today, Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation confirmed its commitment to remaining fully involved in all regulatory proceedings regarding Coalspur’s Vista Coal Project. Both the Alberta…
Treaty 8 First Nations Hold Peaceful Rally Against Site C Dam
TREATY 8 TERRITORY/FORT ST. JOHN, BRITISH COLUMBIA – Dec. 11, 2013 – Members of the Treaty 8 First Nations, supporters and local area residents held a peaceful rally outside of…
Carcross/Tagish First Nation bans controversial fracking practices in Traditional Territory
CARCROSS, YT, Dec. 9, 2013 – The Traditional Territory of the Carcross/Tagish First Nation (C/TFN) will remain a beacon of environmental purity. On December 5, the General Council ratified a…
Algonquins of Barriere Lake Stop Unauthorized Forestry Operations On Their Territory Until Agreements Respected
Barriere Lake, Quebec – Today the Algonquins of Barriere Lake non-violently stopped forestry operations that are devastating their lands in Western Quebec. On November 24 the Chief and Council of…
Seals and Sealing Network Reacts to WTO Dispute Settlement Panel Ruling Concerning European Ban
OTTAWA, Nov. 25, 2013 – Canada’s sealing community today condemned a report issued by the World Trade Organization (WTO) Dispute Settlement Panel that upholds a current ban on seal products throughout the European…
Northern Superior Resources Inc. Elaborates on Legal Action Against the Government of Ontario in an Open Letter to Stakeholders
SUDBURY, ONTARIO – Nov. 18, 2013 – Northern Superior Resources Inc. (NSR) (TSX VENTURE:SUP) CEO Thomas Morris today issued an Open Letter to stakeholders elaborating on the legal action against…
