Nunatsiavut mourns loss of former chief elder
Press Release Nunatsiavut President Sarah Leo today extended her condolences to the family and friends of former Nain Moravian Church chief elder, David Harris Sr. “Mr. Harris was a very…
NCC Natural Resources Meeting Notice: Upper Lake Melville
Press Release November 2, 2015 Natural Resources staff will host a meeting in Happy Valley-Goose Bay on November 4, 2015 to give an update on the harvest registry, forestry initiatives…
QIA Begins a Community Engagement Tour
Press Release (November 3rd, 2015, Iqaluit, NU) – The Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) is gearing towards building a position for the Phase II of the Mary River Project (MRP) and…
The effects of drought continues to impact the region as Okanagan sockeye broodstock catch is nearly halved
Press Release Over the last two weeks of October, 2015, as part of the Sockeye Reintroduction Program the Okanagan Nation Alliance (ONA) have been diligently seining and collecting eggs and…
Frontier Centre for Public Policy: Compensation of First Nations Leaders
Press Release Author(s): Tom Flanagan Laura Johnson Due to passage of the First Nations Financial Transparency Act, systematic data about the compensation of chiefs and councillors are now available. Multiple…
FNTC: Proposed Rates By-law Policy
Press Release 2nd Nov 2015 Rates By-laws made under section 83 of the Indian Act are subject to Ministerial approval. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the FNTC and the…
2015 Special Chiefs Assembly
December 8- 10, 2015 | Gatineau, Quebec 2015 Special Chiefs Assembly The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Special Chiefs Assembly (SCA) will take place on the traditional territory of the…
FNTC: Proposed Standards for First Nation Property Taxation Laws
Press Release 2nd Nov 2015 Standards established by the First Nations Tax Commission (FNTC) reflect best practices in property taxation, and are designed to support First Nation economic growth, First…
President disappointed Nunatsiavut left out of $30 million announcement for community initiatives
Press Release Nunatsiavut President Sarah Leo says she’s disappointed that none of the $30 million community development funding provided to the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador from Vale will be…
Musqueam Indian Band Board of Review v Musqueam Indian Band
Press Release Earlier this year, the B.C. Court of Appeal released its decision Musqueam Indian Band Board of Review v. Musqueam Indian Band, in which it considered the interpretation of…
