June 10 - 16, 2026

So when we talk about jurisdiction, it’s really about our way of life: looking after our majagalee — nurturing them, and teaching them the Gitxsan way.
- Dawamuxw (Larry Patsey), sim’oogit (Hereditary Chief), Wilp Dawamuxw

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To map is to assume power. We can redraw the very land we walk upon, record how it is, how it was, how it will be.
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June 10 - 16, 2026

This week’s edition includes consultation, economic development, a 300-year treaty anniversary, and more.

IN THE NEWS

National news continues to feature proposed Indian Act amendments, residential school denialism, and clean drinking water

River protection, and child welfare jurisdiction were top stories in BC

In Alberta, legal challenges, and the separatist referendum were front and center

A new intergovernmental agreement made the news in the Northwest Territories

Economic development and cultural revitalization topped the news in Manitoba

Fisheries regulation took the spotlight in Nunavut

Forestry topped the headlines in Ontario

Quebec news featured a mining partnership agreement

A treaty anniversary was top news Nova Scotia

HOT OFF THE PRESS

Check out Kate Gunn’s latest case commentary on the Cook v. Manitoba decision

FROM THE COURTS

The BC Supreme Court weighed in on the duty to consult

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

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**National news continues to feature proposed Indian Act amendments, residential school denialism, and clean drinking water**

**Check out Kate Gunn’s latest case commentary on the Cook v. Manitoba decision**