This week’s edition includes renewable energy development, a court hearing, economic development, emergency management and more.
IN THE NEWS
National news featured the Senate’s approval of proposed Indian Act amendments
Senators vote to end the second-generation cutoff for ‘status Indians’ | APTN News
To learn more about Bill S-2 and the second-generation cutoff, check out our recent blog post:
Bill S-2 and the Second-Generation Cut-Off | Patricia Lawrence
Renewable energy made headlines in Nova Scotia
Glooscap First Nation has a big appetite for renewable energy projects. Here’s why | CBC News
In New Brunswick, pushback on project assessment legislation was a top story
N.B.’s move to ‘one project, one review’ faces backlash | Telegraph-Journal*
Healthcare funding concerns, economic development, and whale hunting were front and center in Quebec
Indigenous health-care programs in Quebec at risk due to funding insecurity, advocates say | CBC News
'Major project' graphite mine will help community: Atikamekw chief | APTN News
Nunavik hunters asked to delay beluga harvest as population estimate hits record low | CBC News
In Ontario, recommendations from a coroner’s jury and opposition to a potential mine made the news
Jury examining fatal blastomycosis outbreak in northern Ontario First Nation delivers 79 recommendations | CBC News
Ontario First Nation battles Australian-owned company over Ring of Fire mine | Indigenous Watchdog
Climate change and traditional food sources was a top story in Nunavut
As permafrost thaws, a generations-old Inuit delicacy faces new risks | CBC News
In Manitoba, economic development and a lawsuit were at the forefront
'Extremely rare' First Nation-owned mine in Manitoba may be more viable than Ontario's Ring of Fire: expert | CBC News
Dakota Nations claim title to mineral-rich corner of Manitoba valued at $1.3B annually | CBC News
Alberta headlines featured pushback on oilsands policies and projects and a court hearing on Alberta separation
‘Unacceptable’: Alberta wants to treat and release oilsands waste | The Narwhal
Cold Lake First Nation wants to stop a tarsands project | APTN News
Alberta court hears arguments on whether proposed separation referendum is constitutional | CBC News
To learn more about the separation issue, check out our recent blog post:
Tune in Live! Alberta Independence Proposal Hearing | First Peoples Law
Emergency management and a proposed legal challenge topped the news in BC
Barge off B.C. coast continues to take on water as First Nation says this is a warning | Global News
Legal challenge looming as First Nations fight for BC’s herring stocks | Indigenous Watchdog
In the Yukon, a proposed mine, remediation of contamination, river protection and an electricity transmission project were top stories
Proposed Casino mine inches forward to Yukon’s first panel review | APTN News
Mount Nansen mill demolished but cleanup concerns persist | APTN News
The Yukon River is “a living being” | Prism
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
[The Yukon River] is a living being, from our perspective, that warrants the highest level of protection that we can possibly achieve.
- Hähkè (Chief) Darren Taylor, Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Government
OFF THE REEL
Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
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