Archive for May 2021
Inherent Indigenous rights are not a gift from government | Troy Media
By Hugh Akagi | Troy Media Supreme Court: “persons who are not Canadian citizens and who do not reside in Canada can exercise an Aboriginal right” The Supreme Court of…
MoreCourt affirms Native rights across border | The Quoddy Tides
By Derwin Gowan | The Quoddy Tides See more articles about the Peskotomuhkati Nation on The Quoddy Tides: Recent fisheries statement may impact Peskotomuhkati Nation by Derwin Gowan Aboriginal…
MoreA Conversation with Rodney Cawston on Indigenous Identity, History and Cultural Survival
Rodney Cawston, Chair of the Colville Confederated Tribes talks to Allan Bonner about the Sinixt Nation – what it means to be Sinixt and yet be called “extinct”. “Our wealth…
MorePeskotomuhkati chief unhappy about nuclear reactor testing on his traditional territory | APTN National News
By Christopher Read | APTN National News Feds say they won’t reach zero emissions by 2050 without small nuclear reactors. It’s a new kind of nuclear reactor that the federal…
MorePeskotomuhkati Lead negotiator, Paul Williams Intervened in the Supreme Court in the case of R.V. Desautel
By Paul Williams, Peskotomuhkati Lead Negotiator This case clarified the rights of Indigenous people living in what is now the US to exercise an Aboriginal right in Canada under constitutional…
MoreAn Interview with Rick Desautel, the man who fought for Reinstating Tribal Hunting Rights in Canada
A decade ago, Rick hunted without a license in British Columbia land where he was charged. He brought the case to court where he won the Supreme Court of Canada…
MoreRights are recognized at last | Pictou Advocate
By Hugh Akagi, Pictou Advocate May 5, 2021 Canadian Supreme Court decision will have effects on many Indigenous people now living in America It’s not often that a Supreme Court…
MoreMedia coverage of Chief Akagi’s position on inherent Indigenous rights
FREDERICTON — A recent Supreme Court decision about Indigenous hunting rights on the west coast may have implications for First Nations groups who straddle the Maine – New Brunswick border…
MoreMinisters Island works on livelier, tastier offerings and a longer season | CBC
By Isabelle Leger | CBC News Chef at new restaurant will serve guests under the island’s marquee tent, with a capacity of 50 After years of restoration work, Ministers Island…
MoreConversation with Lawyer Mark Underhill on the Supreme Court of Canada Ruling for the Sinixt Nation
A conversation with Mark Underhill, the lawyer from Arvay Finlay LLP and Allan Bonner. Mark Underhill represented Rick Desautel of the Sinixt Nation for the constitutional right to hunt on…
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