In Canada, Indigenous advocates argue that mining companies violate the rights of nature
Canadian companies were singled out because of their prominence in the global mining sector. According to a recent report by ...
Nearly 400 years after attempt to exterminate Connecticut tribal nation, political argument rages
A Connecticut treaty in 1638 was a deal in which two Indigenous tribal nations would assimilate or enslave surviving members ...
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In Canada, Indigenous advocates argue mining companies violate the rights of nature
She and the other judges called for the ratification of a United Nations treaty on business and human rights, a report from U ...
Federal gov't appoints B.C. lawyer to assess impacts of Giant Mine on Indigenous communities
The federal government has appointed former MP and MLA Murray Rankin to assess the impacts of Giant Mine near Yellowknife, ...
New Zealand reckons with its own divisive culture war
New Zealand is deeply divided over the Treaty Principles Bill, which seeks to reinterpret the de facto constitution. Now the ...
K’ómoks treaty vote will go ahead after injunction application dismissed
Stalling the K’ómoks treaty process with an injunction without a specific end date, however, could bring “consequential harm” ...
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Truth and Treaty in Australia, with Aboriginal Senator Lidia Thorpe
You last edited our Palestine issue, which was published in 2023 and you're now hot off the press of our most recent issue, which is on treaty and indigenous sovereignty in Australia. Tell us a bit ...
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Treaty negotiations, Local decision making agreements axed as CLP turns focus to local government reform
‘Walking away from treaty is like locking us up and throwing away the key’: Aboriginal groups say they will stay the course as CLP government herald a new era of Aboriginal Affairs in the N ...
The future of Indigenous relationships in Sault Ste. Marie
From education to partnering with non-Indigenous leaders, Chief Bell and Chief McCoy of Batchewana First Nation are carrying ...
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U of W student teachers get lesson in treaties
Student teachers are getting a crash course in First Nations history and using Treaty 1 as a tool in their future classrooms ...
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Charges dropped against Indigenous cannabis store owner in Georgina
In a significant development for Indigenous business rights, all charges against Jared Big Canoe, an Indigenous entrepreneur ...
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Opinion: The facts and the law support Aboriginal title
The upshot is Robertson is incorrect to say Canadian law has restricted Aboriginal title to Crown land. It is telling that he points to no court decision that says this. The Peace and Friendship ...