Clam concern continues for Grand Bank council as Indigenous groups come forward – The Southern Gazette
Nov. 3, 2017 GRAND BANK, NL – Grand Bank council continues to express disappointment at the recent decision by federal Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc to add a fourth licence for…
Chris Selley: Supreme Court ruling over BC ski resort a blow to Indigenous religious rights – National Post
Considering how dubious their case is, people of all faiths might well wonder how seriously the justices take one of Canadians’ most fundamental freedoms A 25-year battle to approve a…
N.W.T.’s nation-leading incomes concentrated in larger communities and non-Indigenous population – CBC
Household income in Norman Wells about 3 times higher than smaller communities: census Nov 03, 2017 The Northwest Territories has the highest median personal income in Canada, with that income…
Ontario to bring First Nations police forces under provincial standards – The Globe and Mail
Police in many Ontario First Nations communities will be held to the same standards as those in the rest of the province as part of a massive transformation of law…
Yukon’s self-governing First Nations pleased after meeting with Trudeau – CBC
Forum in Ottawa on Wednesday brought together Indigenous leaders from across Canada Nov 02, 2017 Yukon Indigenous leaders are calling Wednesday’s meeting between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Canada’s self-governing…
New crop of Kivalliq MLAs hope to pack a punch in the next legislature – Nunatsiaqonline.ca
Patterk Netser plans to run for premier’s job November 03, 2017 Nunavummiut in the territory’s Kivalliq region chose a mix of new and returning members of the legislative assembly Oct.…
Suncor Energy buys minority stake in product distributor owned by James Bay Cree – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Nov 3, 2017 VAL-D’OR, Que. _ PetroNor, a petroleum products distributor operating in northwest Quebec, has a new equity partner _ Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU). Financial terms of…
Deline is recruiting three members for its newly formed Justice Council – CBC
Independent Justice Council is part of the Deline Got’ine self-government implementation Nov 03, 2017 The Deline Got’ine government expects to have a Justice Council — the Dene K’a Dats’eredi Ke…
Chiefs offer solutions to high Indigenous incarceration rates at ‘historic’ meeting with judges – CBC
Local justice system chaperones, appropriate courtrooms, shorter wait times proposed to judges Nov 02, 2017 Reducing time in remand and assigning local advocates who can guide offenders through the justice…
BC First Nation officials see Jumbo Glacier ski resort ruling as failing of top court – The Globe and Mail
Hours after the Supreme Court of Canada ruled against the Ktunaxa Nation Council, the backdrop behind Kathryn Teneese as she spoke with reporters declared the Jumbo Glacier Resort as “a…
