First Peoples Law Report July 31 – August 13, 2024 – First Peoples Law

August 13, 2024

National headlines featured water stewardship, financial sovereignty, housing and funding for searches at former residential schools

Meet the 1st Indigenous woman to be a commissioner with the International Joint Commission | CBC News

Indigenous-owned banking services expand in hopes of filling access gaps | CBC News

Overcrowding, substandard housing associated with First Nation fire deaths, report finds | CBC News

Opposition grows to federal cuts to unmarked grave search program | APTN News

Treaty obligations and mining were top stories in the North