Tsilhqot’in pledge Supreme Court challenge after landmark title ruling
Only one thing is certain from the latest chapter in the Tsilhqot’in nation’s decades-old B.C. court struggle: the legal battle will continue.
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Nations sign Save the Fraser Declaration
A 130-nation-strong declaration of Indigenous law–pledging a united front in the escalating fight against oil sands pipelines–grew two Indigenous communities stronger on July 7.
Métis lawyer Robyn Gervais wins civil liberties award
The Métis lawyer who made headlines when she resigned in protest from the job of Aboriginal counsel at B.C.’s missing women inquiry has been awarded the province’s top civil liberties award.
First Nations call for greater representation on fisheries boards
With salmon numbers in B.C.’s once-abundant Fraser River stocks predicted to take another devastating hit this summer, some are questioning why First Nations are under-represented in managing a fishery that has become almost exclusively theirs.
Budget bill will have ‘direct impact on our rights,’ says Atleo
Aboriginal leaders are increasingly turning their sights on the federal government’s Budget Implementation Bill, Bill C-38.
B.C. plan to regulate on reserve raises jurisdiction concerns
The British Columbia government stands to regulate on-reserve business development for the first time under new legislation.
Photo: Dark cloud hangs over missing women’s inquiry
The independent lawyer appointed to represent Aboriginal interests at the inquiry into the Robert Pickton police investigation of murdered and missing women backed out of the hearing last month and has now been replaced.
Mining companies face heated opposition to B.C. projects
Central British Columbia turns up the heat on the mining industry.
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