This week’s edition includes responses to the federal budget, repatriation of artifacts and belongings, LNG projects, a proposed class action and more.
IN THE NEWS
National news included regional inequalities in Indigenous procurement, the federal budget, Indian Act amendments and repatriation
Canada’s Indigenous contracting program funnels billions to Ottawa-area firms | APTN News
Indigenous programs face $2.3B in cuts, some new money in Carney’s 1st budget | CBC News
Indigenous leaders say budget misses historic opportunity to address socio-economic gaps | APTN News
Mandy Gull-Masty calls Senate’s push to end the second-generation cutoff ‘racism’ | APTN News
Vatican returns 62 items taken from Indigenous communities in Canada | Indigenous Rights News | Al Jazeera
Self-governance, the Cowichan Tribes decision, an oil tanker moratorium and referrals to the Major Projects Office made headlines in BC
Kitsumkalum First Nation ratifies treaty and constitution | CBC News
B.C. premier meets with Indigenous leaders amid Cowichan decision tension | CBC News
B.C. premier, First Nations call on feds to continue oil tanker ban | CBC News
Ksi Lisims LNG: Carney’s new ‘nation-building’ project, explained | The Narwhal
A proposed mine was a top story in the Yukon
An impacted First Nation is unsure of the benefits of proposed Yukon mine in review | APTN News
In Alberta, updated water legislation and federal budget concerns topped the news
Bill 7 would update Alberta water law as Treaty chiefs object | Crowsnest Pass Herald
Alberta Treaty 8 First Nation leadership wants to address concerns over 2025 budget | EverythingGP
Responses to proposed Indian Act amendments made the news in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan First Nation chiefs to establish a task force over Bill S-2 | MBC Radio
Manitoba headlines included a land protection lawsuit, a proposed class action, and calls for greater First Nations economic inclusion
Bloodvein River First Nation calls for public support in court battle as Manitoba Wildlife Federation launches Crown Land awareness campaign | Winnipeg Sun
Manitoba class action suit on birth alerts is on hold | APTN News
First Nations built the first North American economy - it’s time Canada recognized that | Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs
Major projects legislation, federal budget concerns, repatriation, consultation, and energy prices were front and center in Ontario
In Ontario, it's ‘now or never’ for action against bills | Ricochet
Federal budget offers ‘little comfort’ for First Nations: NAN | SNNewsWatch
Thunderbird eggs returned to their 'nest' at Kettle and Stony Point First Nation | CBC News
Northern Ontario chiefs step up demands for consultation in resource projects | The Globe and Mail*
First Nation in Ontario pays U.S. rates for Manitoba hydro, chief fears border tensions will boost costs | CBC News
Quebec headlines featured salmon habitat monitoring and the anniversary of the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement
Drones help First Nations track down cold-water havens for salmon amid warming | Mongabay
Cree gather in Chisasibi to mark 50 years of the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement | CBC News
In Nova Scotia, impacts on fish habitat, specific claims, and land protection were at the forefront
Mi'kmaw chiefs say Avon River fish passage concerns being ignored | CBC News
Cape Breton First Nation has 'strong claim' for displacement restitution | PNI Atlantic News
“Fed up” Mi’kmaw allies to stand shoulder to shoulder for treaty rights | PNI Atlantic News
FPL IN THE NEWS
First Peoples Law's Kate Gunn was recently interviewed by APTN News on the Cowichan Tribes decision.
Audio: What Does the Cowichan Win Really Mean for Richmond Residents?
Article: Cowichan Tribes decision: What does it really mean?
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
Water is not a commodity for industrial convenience; it is the lifeblood of every person on this land.
- Chief Vernon Watchmaker, Kehewin Cree Nation
OFF THE BOOKSHELF
In this goodbye, we will remember Snauq as it was before the draining of False Creek. We will honour the dead: the stanchions of fir, spruce, cedar and the gardens of Snauq. We will dream of the new False Creek, the dry lands, the new parks and the acres of grass and houses. We will accept what Granville Island has become...
- Lee Maracle, “Goodbye Snauq” in First Wives Club: Coast Salish Style (2010)
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