Canadian Natives
The 11th Session of the top forum for Indigenous peoples in the world began with a lurch. The sixteen-member Forum elected, by acclamation, Grand Chief Edward John to be
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June 12, 2012 // 0 Comments
After labelling certain environmental and first nations groups as extremists and radicals, Canada’s federal government, along with the country’s top law enforcement and
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June 11, 2012 // 0 Comments
A Federal judge has thrown out the Quechan Nation’s request for an injunction against the controversial Ocotillo Express Wind Project in western Imperial County,
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May 25, 2012 // 0 Comments
Native and Occupy protester have brought to a halt a hearing by the National Energy Board that environmentalists feared would bring oilsands oil to Ontario and eventually the
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May 24, 2012 // 0 Comments
A prominent human rights body meeting in Geneva is asking questions about the way police in Ontario respond to native land rights protests. This week, Canada makes its
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May 22, 2012 // 0 Comments
The RCMP has been spying on a group of British Columbia First Nations whose vocal opposition to Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline has taken them to the company’s
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May 11, 2012 // 0 Comments
You Are on Indian Land was one of the first films in Canada to give voice to the concerns of Indigenous People. Produced in 1969, the film documents a protest that was led by
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May 11, 2012 // 0 Comments
Ottawa needs to consider a flexible exit strategy for British Columbia First Nations frustrated and debt-challenged by slow-moving treaty negotiations, says a special report
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May 8, 2012 // 0 Comments
Marilyn Baptiste, chief of the Xeni Gwet’in First Nation, has seen up close the difference between federal and provincial environmental assessments. In 2010, the province
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May 4, 2012 // 0 Comments
Two Algonquin First Nations in western Quebec are raising concerns about a proposed rare earth open pit mine on their traditional lands. In a joint press statement, Wolf Lake
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May 3, 2012 // 0 Comments