Riverview Lands renamed, master planning underway
Press Release COQUITLAM – The Riverview Lands have been renamed səmiq̓wəʔelə (pronounced Suh-MEE-kwuh-EL-uh), in recognition and respect of the Kwikwetlem First Nation’s (kʷikʷəƛ̓əm) historical and cultural ties to its ancestral…
Land transfer creates greater economic opportunities for shíshálh Nation
Press Release SECHELT – The Province has transferred three parcels of Crown land to shíshálh Nation. This transfer fulfils a commitment under the landmark 2018 Foundation Agreement that will bring…
BC Government: New conservancy recognizes cultural significance to First Nations
Press Release Feb. 12, 2021 FORT ST. JOHN – The people of Halfway River First Nation now have more certainty around teaching traditional practices and passing along knowledge to the…
25th Anniversary of the Framework Agreement on First Nation Land Management
Press Release The Lands Advisory Board and 178 Signatory First Nations Celebrate a Significant Milestone in Reserve Land Governance Sutton West, Ontario Feb. 12, 2021/LAB/RC – The Lands Advisory Board…
25th Anniversary of the Framework Agreement on First Nation Land Management
Press Release The Lands Advisory Board and 178 Signatory First Nations Celebrate a Significant Milestone in Reserve Land Governance Sutton West, Ontario Feb. 12, 2021/LAB/RC – The Lands Advisory Board…
City of Ottawa: Council approves additional land for urban boundary
Press Release When Council adopts a new Official Plan before the end of the year, it will extend Ottawa’s urban boundary – the line that divides suburban and rural Ottawa…
BC Government: Land purchase sets stage for reconciliation negotiations
Press Release Feb. 8, 2021 VIEW ROYAL – The Province has purchased a 3.4-hectare parcel of undeveloped private property in the Esquimalt and Songhees Nations’ territories to support reconciliation. “The…
Beaver Lake Cree Nation headed to Supreme Court over Advance Costs
Press Release LAC- LA BICHE, AB, Jan. 22, 2021 – YESTERDAY the Supreme Court of Canada granted leave to appeal the decision of the Alberta Court of Appeal overturning Beaver…
Statement of Chief Tizya-Tramm on Lease Sale of Iizhik Gwats’an Gwandaii Goodlit
Press Release (Old Crow, Yukon, Canada) Today, the Trump Administration, on its final day in office, issued leases of Iizhik Gwats’an Gwandaii Goodlit. It was disheartening to watch the opening…
Is it time to divide the Baffin under the land claim? Jerry Natanine supports split – Northern News Services
The Qikiqtani Inuit Association’s Dec. 14 election for vice-president raised a thorny issue that has been simmering for years: the prospect of North Baffin communities forming their own regional Inuit…
