Posts Tagged ‘indigenous rights’
Senate approves bill to implement UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples | CBC News
By The Canadian Press | CBC News A landmark piece of federal legislation aimed at harmonizing Canada’s laws with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples…
MoreCourt decision reaffirms Native rights | The Quoddy Tides
By Chief Hugh Akagi | 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 rights…
MoreInherent 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…
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…
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…
MoreSupreme Court ruling could help Indigenous people on Maine border | CBC
By: Jacques Poitras | CBC News The Peskotomuhkati traditional territory straddles New Brunswick-Maine border Chief Hugh Akagi said he hopes the recent Supreme Court ruling will reinforce the belief that…
More‘An indescribable moment’: Indigenous nation in US has right to lands in Canada, court rules | The Guardian
By Leyland Cecco | The Guardian Canada’s supreme court decision on the Sinixt people could affirm hunting rights for tens of thousands. For decades the Rick Desautel had been told…
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