First Nations Leaders Call for Safety, Equality, Respect to Mark International Women’s Day
March 8, 2016 First Nations Leaders Call for Safety, Equality, Respect to Mark International Women’s Day (Ottawa, ON): Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde, together with Regional…
Federal Court of Appeal Overturns Williams Lake Specific Claims Decision
Press Release Lots of interest in yesterday’s decision so I thought I’d post it asap (see below). In sum, the Federal Court of Appeal concluded that whether or not the…
RCMP initiative inspires Sheshatshiu youth advocate
Press Release February 23, 2016 Youth advocate Cyrus Nuna was among 16 Canadian Indigenous youth who convened at the RCMP Training Academy (Depot) in Regina, Saskatchewan for the 2016 Youth…
Access to Justice on the Agenda for CBA President Janet Fuhrer’s visit to Whitehorse, Feb. 24-26
Press Release February 22, 2016 WHITEHORSE – The President of the Canadian Bar Association, Janet Fuhrer of Ottawa, will visit CBA-Yukon (CBA-Y) in Whitehorse from Feb.24 to 26, where she…
Nunavut land referendum on May 9
Press Release Nunavummiut will vote in a territory-wide land referendum on May 9, 2016, in accordance with the Nunavut Lands Claim Agreement. The outcome of the referendum will determine if…
Sagamok Anishnawbek FN: Community Wide Emergency Lock Down Procedure
Feb 16, 2016 NT5…
Do you Know Where Chelsea is
Press Release Fort St John 2016-02-11 15:41 PST File # 2016- 1521 Fort St John RCMP The Fort St John RCMP are seeking the public’s assistance in locating 24 year…
Doubling Down on Denial
Press Release This first appeared as ‘My Two-Bits’ in our February 7th Aboriginal Law Report Last week I had the benefit of hearing Grand Chief Stewart Phillip’s remarks at the…
RCMP Releases Update on the implementation of the MacNeil Recommendations
Press Release February 9, 2016 Today, the RCMP released an update on the significant progress made in implementing the recommendations from the Independent Review into the Moncton tragedy that saw…
AFN Bulletin – Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls – AFN Pre-Inquiry Forum in Edmonton, Alberta
AFN Bulletin – Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls – AFN Pre-Inquiry Forum in Edmonton, Alberta AFN Pre-Inquiry Forum – February 4, 2016: Edmonton Marriott River Cree Resort In…
