This week’s edition includes environmental protection, economic development, energy sovereignty, infrastructure development and more.
IN THE NEWS
In BC, environmental protection, justice, mining, and sustainable economic development topped the news
‘A no is a no’ Coastal First Nations tell Carney | APTN News
What Happened to the ‘Rule of Law’? | The Tyee
Permission shouldn’t be radical. It's time to rethink mining in BC | Canada's National Observer*
Tsawout First Nation finds ‘increments of hope’ in kelp farming | Peninsula News Review
Free, prior, informed consent and a lawsuit were the top stories in the Yukon
Na-Cho Nyäk Dun and Snowline Gold sign consent agreement ahead of mine development | CBC Arctic Winter Games
Gwich’in Steering Committee and others suing Trump administration over ANWR | CBC News
In Alberta, rights-based decision making made headlines
Treaty 8 First Nations set conditions for future pipeline project discussions | rdnewsNOW
Energy sovereignty was front and center in Saskatchewan
First Nations co-owned solar farm set to be largest in Saskatchewan | Regina Leader Post
In Manitoba, economic development was a top story
First Nation–owned project secures magnesium extraction rights | CTV News
Nunavut headlines featured self-determination and international law
'No such thing as a better colonizer': Inuit emphatically reject U.S. takeover of Greenland | CBC News
Infrastructure development, land protection, economic development, and child welfare were top stories in Ontario
First Nation leaders call for long-term solutions for Kashechewan | APTN News
'We're protectors:' Indigenous groups call for mining safeguards | Northern Ontario Business
Province fasttracking approvals process for Timmins nickel project | TimminsToday.com
First Nation leaders discuss stalled child welfare agreement | The Daily Press
In Nova Scotia, sacred site protection topped the headlines
Assembly of N.S. Mi'kmaw Chiefs buys land put up for sale near sacred petroglyphs | CBC News
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK
Mining will no longer be decided for us. Mining will be decided by us.
- Chief Dawna Hope, Na-Cho Nyäk Dun
OFF THE BOOKSHELF
On cloudless days I swear the prairies are closer to the sun than anywhere else in the world. Not because of the heat. It's the size of the floating orb when nothing else is around it. Beating like a heart in a blue, blue ocean.
Jessica Johns, Bad Cree (2023)
