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Canada / First Nations
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Appeal court rules UNDRIP Act does not bind nuclear regulator, handing Kebaowek First Nation a loss over Chalk River waste site
The Federal Court of Appeal has ruled that Canada’s UNDRIP Act did not immediately put the declaration’s articles into law and that the nuclear…
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Five days before Winnipeg votes, First Nations press mayoral candidates on the road to Naawi-Oodena
At a forum hosted by the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, Southern Chiefs’ Organization, MKO and Treaty One Nations, all 12 candidates for mayor were…
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Land owed to First Nations and the law that recognizes their rights are on the ballot in B.C.
British Columbians vote Saturday in a tight race between David Eby’s NDP and Lorne Doerkson’s Conservatives, who promise to repeal DRIPA. A leaked plan…
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Bell rebuffs Standing Buffalo Dakota Nation’s call for formal consultation on Regina AI data centre; Nation sets Nov. 16 deadline
Bell says it has done the consultation Saskatchewan asked of it. Standing Buffalo, which says the Sherwood site lies in unceded Dakota territory, wants…
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Cold Lake First Nations takes Ottawa to court over national-interest designation for Pacific Link oil pipeline
The Denesuline nation, whose territory sits in the oilsands region, says Canada designated the Alberta-to-B.C. pipeline without meaningful consultation and is asking the Federal…
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Explainer: How 14 Ontario First Nations are using the honour of the Crown to challenge Canada’s fast-track laws
The court challenge to federal Bill C-5 and Ontario’s Bill 5 asks a question no court has answered: What does the Crown’s duty to…
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Explainer: What First Nations travelers should carry at the U.S. border, and why the Jay Treaty right is under strain
Canada now strongly recommends that First Nations people carry a passport in addition to a status card when entering the U.S., as First Nations…