Tribes Using Treaty Rights to Challenge Pipeline
Native Americans in South Dakota continue to resist TransCanada’s Keystone XL Pipeline. This summer, they plan to challenge the state’s recertification of the pipeline, arguing that the company should...
View ArticleSocial and Emotional Well-Being of First Peoples: How it’s different, why...
By Elizabeth Gunggoll Is there a half life on historical trauma? Or in other words, as Mike Myers discussed this question in an Indian Country Today article, will 500 years suffice for North America’s...
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The Importance of Inclusive Engagement
A recent article published in The Guardian is accusing the Canadian government of “pushing First Nations to give up land rights for oil and gas profits.” The article cites private meetings between...
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Rape, Sex Trafficking, and the Bottom Line: Corporations’ Complicity in...
Rosa Eblira Coc Inh, one of the plaintiffs. (Photo by Roger LeMoyne, MacLeans) By Katie Cheney On January 17, 2007, 9 men entered the temporary home of Rosa Elbira Coc Ich, a Mayan Q’eqchi woman in...
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Mount Polley Mine: ‘Indigenous Law’ Will Now Be Enforced
This article has been reposted from Triple Pundit, originally published February 23, 2015 By Jan Lee The negative effects of extractive industry operations on indigenous communities have been obvious...
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First Nations #ShutDownCanada Demanding Justice
[photo credit: Cultural Survival] This article has been reposted from Cultural Survival, originally publish on February 18, 2015 By Emily Sanders In what promised to be the most widespread protest by...
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Webequie Chief Speaks about Ring of Fire
Development of northern Ontario’s Ring of Fire in the near future is looking more and more implausible, as Cliffs Natural Resources, the region’s leading investor, announced intentions to exit the area...
View ArticleFinal Land Claim Agreements Supersede Territorial Legislation in Yukon
In December 2014, a Yukon court rejected the Yukon government’s land use plan for the Peel Watershed, on the grounds that it does not respect final land claim agreements with First Nations. The lawsuit...
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At A Loss: The Unmentioned Social Risks of Keystone XL Approval
Ignoring public opposition to the Keystone XL Pipeline is a lose-lose for the US Government and TransCanada Corporation [photo credit: IVN.us]Washington, DC – Protests of the Keystone XL Pipeline over...
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Canadian Industry Lags Behind in Human Rights
This article has been reposted from Cultural Survival, originally published January 14, 2015 By Emily Sanders Despite the reputation held by Canada for its comparatively respectful human rights...
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Philanthropy as Reciprocity
This article has been reposted from Cultural Survival Quarterly, Issue 38-4 Indigenous Rights Protect Us All (December 2014) By Ingrid Sub Cuc and Mark Camp Indigenous reciprocity is much more complex...
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The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative: An Opportunity for...
By Nick Pelosi Research by the Property and Environment Research Center shows that Native American reservations contain “30% of the coal reserves west of the Mississippi, 50% of potential uranium...
View ArticleThe Importance of Culture
In October 2014, Kinder Morgan generated a social media campaign against itself when the company’s lawyers questioned how much of the Kwantlen First Nations’ diet comes from fish, at a National Energy...
View ArticleCanada Delays First Nations Financial Transparency Act
Canada plans to unveil legislation requiring Canadian companies to disclose natural resource payments to foreign and domestic governments, but is delaying the onset of similar requirements for payments...
View ArticleThe Importance of Culture
A new study links oil sands production with high level of arsenic, heavy metals, mercury, and other pollutants in traditional foods in northern Alberta. This is causing First Nations to shift away...
View ArticleTsilhqot’in Ruling a Game Changer for Canada
In June 2014, Canada’s Supreme Court awarded the Tsilhqot’in Nation title to 1,700 square kilometers of their unceded traditional lands. The case dates back to 1983, when the government issued logging...
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Summertime Tips: Traditional Knowledge Insect Repellents
by Callie Dolloff Summer is the season for sun and fun. But pesky insects like mosquitos are out to play too! For some enjoying time outdoors can be frustrating and painful when it comes to insect...
View ArticleFirst Nations Turn to Corporations for Funding
As Canada slashes federal funding for Aboriginal programs and services, First Nations are increasingly turning to corporations as a funding source for governance, education, and other initiatives....
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Omushkegowuk Walkers: Reclaiming the Past, Present, and Future
By Jenna Winton, Cultural Survival On January 4, 2014, three Cree men, Danny Metatawabin, Brian Okimaw, and Paul Mattinas, began a 1,700km trek from Attawapiskat First Nation to the Parliament Hill...
View ArticleBarrages of Lawsuits from First Nations
First Nations continue to launch “barrages” of lawsuits against the Canadian and Albertan governments over the oil sands. The Fort McKay First Nation is challenging the legality of a regulatory...
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