Posts Tagged ‘indigenous rights’
Report highlights growing importance of Indigenous equity in Canadian energy | Troy Media
A new report sheds light on the benefits and risks of Indigenous equity ownership in Canadian energy development By: Staff | Troy Media A new report from the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, Indigenous…
MoreIndigenous languages are an integral part of Canadian culture | Troy Media
Canada’s journey towards a revitalization of Indigenous languages By: Gerry Chidiac | Troy Media Raphael Lemkin was a Polish Jewish lawyer who lost 49 members of his immediate family in…
MoreIndian Act again under attack | Troy Media
Indigenous communities need to be allowed to experiment and innovate through local self-rule and decentralization By: Joseph Quesnel | Troy Media Political attacks on the Indian Act are back in…
MoreConflict over new Indigenous lobster fishery continues to smoulder amid some progress | The Canadian Press
By Michael MacDonald | The Canadian Press Federal conservation officers have seized more than 7,000 lobster traps in the two years since violence flared in Nova Scotia when a First…
MorePeskotomuhkati Chief denounces Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission’s public hearing process as a ‘feel good exercise’
by Harrison Dressler During the early afternoon of May 10, 2022, Chief Hugh Akagi of the Peskotomuhkati Nation took the stand at a public hearing concerning an application for a…
MoreDiscussion around the Indian Act and Indigenous Identity with Jean Teillet
Negotiator, professor, researcher & author, Jean Teillet discusses today her article on the Indian Act, its relationship with Indigenous People, justice and laws.
MoreIndigenous peoples also have the right to say “yes” to resource projects
By Ken Coates | TroyMedia End the ideological posturing that has proved so detrimental to Indigenous rights For the last few decades, Indigenous communities have fought for the right to have…
MoreWhat can we expect from our leaders on Indigenous issues?
By Gerry Chidiac | TroyMedia The parties’ records over the last 13 years are revealing If Canadians are as concerned as they claim about the increasing number of unmarked graves found…
MoreWhat if money is not the answer for Indigenous communities?
By Ken Coates | TroyMedia The feds tend to use money as a surrogate to real commitment The government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made extraordinary financial commitments…
MoreKen Coates Discusses Impact of The Indian Act on Indigenous Peoples
“Partnerships with Indigenous Peoples in the future.” The Indian Act set rules and regulations of what Indigenous People could and could not do. Ken discusses its how it impacted and…
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