This week’s edition includes consultation, mining, Treaty obligations, nuclear energy and more.
IN THE NEWS
National news included registration under the Indian Act, major project legislation and wildfires
Ottawa fails to meet timelines for Indian Act registration: report | APTN News
Liberals to cut short study of bill to speed up resource project approvals | CTV News
Can Canada’s fast-tracking laws avoid the mistakes of the past? | The Narwhal
'No government has a veto' AFN says feds need to negotiate proposed law | APTN News
Indigenous people fleeing wildfires face immense mental health burdens. Experts say they shouldn't have to | CBC News
Consultation and traditional knowledge topped the news in the North
A new federal bill aims to approve projects faster. What would that mean for consultation in Nunavut? | CBC News
Weight of traditional knowledge discussed at public hearing for Diavik's water licence | CBC News
British Columbia headlines featured mining and pipelines
‘Dirty dozen mines’ spotlight B.C.'s fast-track gamble on gold and silver projects | The Narwhal
UBCIC Reiterates Opposition to PRGT Pipeline and Stands in Solidarity with the Gitanyow and Gitxsan People | UBCIC
A court action about Treaty obligations was front and center in Saskatchewan
Lawsuit accuses province of failing to protect Saskatchewan River delta, violating treaty obligations | CBC News
Bill 5 and Aboriginal title made headlines in Ontario
Bearskin First Nation joins chorus calling for Rickford's resignation | APTN News
Lack of consultation means Ontario's Bill 5 oversteps treaty obligations, Oneida chief says | CBC News
SON calls on Crown to respect its jurisdiction over territorial waters | Owen Sound Sun Times
First Nation burns Ring of Fire files over Ontario’s Bill 5 | The Narwhal
Consultation was the top story in Quebec
First Nations chiefs criticize Quebec's 3rd link proposal over lack of consultation | CBC News
In the Maritimes, fisheries and nuclear energy made the news
Mi'kmaq band drops legal case on N.S. lobster fishery | APTN News
Some P.E.I. lobster fishers want 'moderate livelihood' defined, after DFO seizes more traps | CBC News
Continued failure to consult on uranium exploration a harmful mistake: Mi'kmaw chiefs | CBC News
FROM THE COURTS
Last week, the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories weighed in on an application to vacate traditional territorial lands.
Ambrose v Pond, 2025 NWTSC 43
HOT OFF THE PRESS
Check out our latest blog post about constitutional obligations and federal and provincial governments' efforts to 'cut red tape'.
On a Fast Track to Chaos | Bruce McIvor
BEYOND THE NEWS
We are now accepting applications for the 2026-2027 articling year until June 30, 2025. Click below to learn more and apply!
Articling Student | Careers | First Peoples Law LLP
Bruce McIvor’s Indigenous Rights in One Minute: What You Need to Know to Talk Reconciliation is available now! Click here to download a free excerpt from the book. Click here to order your copy from an independent bookstore near you.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Join Bruce for a discussion about his new book in Vancouver on June 18th (currently sold out – join the waitlist here) or in Toronto on July 2nd. Learn more here.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
Instead of worrying about money, because we certainly can't take it with us when we pass … remember the children. That's who we want to protect.
- Councillor Beverly Goulet, Cumberland House Cree Nation
OFF THE BOOKSHELF
They reached a clearing that led to a path through the bush. They stepped onto the trail, one by one, to begin this new life nestled deep in the heart of Anishinaabe territory. They didn’t look back.
- Waubgeshig Rice, Moon of the Crusted Snow (2018)
