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7 January 2019
Police officers deployed near checkpoint where protesters have gathered to block the construction of a natural gas pipeline
Indigenous protesters in Canada have called a growing police presence near their makeshift checkpoint “an act of war”, as tensions mount over a stalled pipeline project in…
29 November 2018
The Horn Plateau, with its myriad of lakes, rivers and wetlands, has been a spiritual home for local Dehcho Dene peoples for millennia. In October, the Dehcho First Nations Assembly designated these lands and waters, called Edéhzhíe (eh-day-shae), as an Indigenous protected area (IPA), designed and…
17 October 2018
Indigenous entrepreneurs hope the cannabis trade will help spur economic development on their land
TYENDINAGA, Canada, Oct 17 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - In their struggle to regain control over resources and spur economic growth, Canada's indigenous communities have found an unlikely ally:…
15 February 2018
While Prime Minister Trudeau called for an end to colonial-era laws, First Nations leaders cautioned of “a lot of good words” from his government.
Canada will create a legal framework to guarantee the rights of Indigenous people in all government decisions, doing away with policies built to serve…
24 November 2017
With the new housing strategy, the government has committed to halving "chronic homelessness" by 2028
MUMBAI, Nov 23 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Canada's move to recognise housing as a fundamental right in its new national housing strategy marks a historic step towards ending homelessness, a…
18 October 2017
Pipeline company downplaying major legal and financial risks of crossing unceded First Nations territory in British Columbia
The controversial expansion of a pipeline that would carry tar sands crude from Alberta to British Columbia’s coast will be doomed by the rising power of Indigenous land…
27 February 2017
By: TREVOR JANG
Date: 22 February 2017
Source:Discoursemedia.org
The Tsilhqot’in Nation is breaking new ground on Indigenous self-governance and land rights but claims a mining giant says those rights have gone too far.
Chief Russell Myers-Ross says his favourite memory of Teztan Biny, or…
IDRC offers these awards twice a year in April and November to Canadians, permanent residents of Canada, and citizens of developing countries pursuing doctoral studies at a Canadian university. These awards are intended for field research in one or more developing countries. Candidates must…
DENISE PROULX / AGENCE QMILe gouvernement du Québec n’a pas l’intention de créer une société publique qui participerait aux transactions foncières relatives aux terres agricoles du Québec.
Le ministre de l’Agriculture Pierre Paradis estime qu’il n’y a pas de phénomène de dépossession des terres…
Via: CBCNews
Resource companies join with conservationists to urge 'free, prior and informed consent'.
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Photo credit: Province of British Columbia via Flickr/Creative Commons (CC By-NC-ND 2.0). Photo: © Province of British Columbia
Several indigenous leaders from Canada are in Paris for the COP21 talks as part of the official delegation, bringing Native concerns directly to world leaders.
Among them are Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde, AFN Northwest Territories Regional Chief Bill Erasmus and…
Date: 26 Janvier 2016
Source: Ici Radio Canada
L'Union des producteurs agricoles (UPA) de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue tire la sonnette d'alarme sur ce qu'il qualifie de phénomène d'accaparement de terres agricoles dans la région.
La dernière affaire en date, selon l'UPA : la venue d'investisseurs…