Indigenous Bar Association in Canada Welcomes Federal Court’s Amendments to General Practice Guidelines Promoting Indigenous Land Acknowledgement and Reconciliation
Press Release OTTAWA, ONT – The Indigenous Bar Association (IBA) is pleased to announce its support for the latest amendments to the consolidated general practice guidelines of the Federal Court…
Ietsénhaienhs Tonya Perron attending Ontario Superior Court hearing
Press Release (Kahnawake – 20, Enníska/February 2024) The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke (MCK) wishes to advise the community that Ietsénhaienhs Tonya Perron will be attending the Ontario Superior Court to…
Treaty 4 Chiefs Commence Annuity Payment Class Actions Against Federal Government
Press Release REGINA – TREATY 4 TERRITORY, SK, Feb. 6, 2024 – Chief Derek Nepinak of Minegoziibe Anishinabe First Nation, Chief Bonny Lynn Acoose of Zagime Anishinabek First Nation, and…
MCK files Lawsuit against Quebec and Canada for Failure to Consult regarding Northvolt Project
Press Release (Kahnawake – 23, Tsothohrhkó:wa/January 2024) The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke (MCK) wishes to inform the community that a lawsuit has been filed with the Quebec Superior Court to…
Gitanyow Court Victory Paves Way For Aboriginal Title Case And Nation To Nation Discussions
Press Release In a landmark court ruling for access to justice for Indigenous Nations, Justice Stephens of the BC Supreme Court has dismissed the application of the Nisga’a Nation to…
Paramount+ in Canada, the Pacific Screenwriting Program and the Indigenous Screen Office Partner to Create the Indigenous Screenwriters Lab
Press Release 10 Jan, 2024 – The science-fiction/futurism-focussed program will support six Indigenous writers in developing their own one-hour pilot script for the genre – TORONTO and VANCOUVER, BC — Paramount+…
Update for Robinson Huron Treaty Beneficiaries
Press Release Supreme Court of Canada Hearing As you know, Ontario appealed the decision of Justice Hennessy’s stage 1 and 2 decisions to the Ontario Court of Appeal. That Court…
Robinson Huron First Nations disappointed with Ontario’s appeal of Robinson Huron Treaty annuities case
Press Release November 7, 2023 Ottawa, ON— On November 7 and 8, 2023, the Supreme Court of Canada will hear the Government of Ontario’s appeal to the decision made by…
Ontario Taking Legal Action to Get Shovels in the Ground on Infrastructure Projects
Press Release October 24, 2023 Legal certainty will help build critical infrastructure across the province TORONTO — Today, Doug Downey, Ontario’s Attorney General, released the following statement: “In the wake…
Federal Court affirms validity of recognition of Listuguj Mi’gmaq First Nation’s rights and Indigenous laws regarding its fisheries in agreement with Canada
Press Release October 19, 2023 Organizations representing non-Indigenous commercial fishers had sought to have recognition declared illegal and invalid LISTUGUJ, QC — The Federal Court of Canada has upheld the…
