First Peoples Law Report March 6 – March 12, 2024 – First Peoples Law

March 12, 2024

This week’s edition includes jurisdiction, child-family services, class actions, law reform and more.

National news included emergency management, language revitalization, class actions and systemic racism

As disasters mount, First Nations’ safety has never been more pressing: Woodhouse | CTV News

Canada should provide Indigenous languages with constitutional protection | The Conversation

Day school settlement has paid out $5.7B in claims. A Supreme Court petition says survivors were shortchanged | CBC News

After 5 years, Oneida still has no clean water. Why a class action settlement could be a ‘relief’ | CBC News

Eleven communities ask Canada to halt release of flawed stats | Sask Today