This week’s edition includes reactions to Trudeau’s resignation, child welfare reform, land protection, human rights and more.
IN THE NEWS
National news included Trudeau’s resignation, housing, child welfare and water legislation
A timeline of the Trudeau government as prime minister resigns | APTN News
Some First Nations people critical of Justin Trudeau's commitment to reconciliation | CBC News
New First Nations housing agreement will see some cuts | APTN News
First Nations leaders urge Canada to renew national talks on $47.8B child welfare reform settlement | CBC News
Hajdu says failing to pass First Nations water bill would be 'deep disappointment' | Sault Ste. Marie News
Bill C-92 legislation hits five-year anniversary | Penticton Herald
The Columbia River Treaty and Indigenous fishing practices made headlines in BC
Restoring Indigenous fish weirs in B.C. | The Narwhal
Trump sparks anxiety over unfinished Columbia River Treaty | Indignews
Caribou management was the top story in the NWT
Appeals court finds N.W.T.'s tag and quota system not the only way to manage caribou in Sahtu | CBC News
Language revitalization and land protection made the news in Manitoba
MMF gets $15M to advance Michif language | APTN News
Lemay Forest land protectors say they're staying put despite injunction | APTN News
Nunavut news featured research on climate change and food security
Nunavut researchers say more should be done to understand how climate is changing access to country food | CBC News
Human rights, water protection, child welfare and mining were the top headlines in Ontario
Human rights hearing called for by Indigenous police chiefs of Ontario is delayed | CBC News
Northern Ontario First Nations collaborate on water protection | The Narwhal
Child welfare deal hopefully done before next election say chiefs | APTN News
First Nation sets up checkpoint against human trafficking | APTN News
New research explores impact of Ring of Fire mining on First Nations in northern Ontario | CBC News
FROM THE COURTS
Last week, the Federal Court weighed in on an appeal of a judicial review related to harvesting rights
Colville Lake Renewable Resources Council v Northwest Territories (Minister of Environment and Natural Resources), 2025 NWTCA 1
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
Our Dene ways have always kept us going, a lot of the things that we did was making sure that everything was always provided for the future, the next generation... Our system is not broken.
- David Codzi, former President of the Ayoni Keh Land Corporation
OFF THE BOOKSHELF
The world would have been a much more interesting place if everyone was given a chance to meet their ancestors at least for an hour in their lifetime.
- Elif Shafak, There are Rivers in the Sky (2024)