This week's edition includes clean energy projects, Jordan’s Principle, community safety, mining and more.
IN THE NEWS
National news featured federal legislation and budget cuts, clean energy projects, Jordan’s Principle, and the Jay Treaty
Indigenous leaders outline priorities for spring sitting of Parliament | APTN News
Indigenous-led clean energy projects could help clean up Canada's grid, say advocates | CBC News
Cuts targeting Indigenous rights staff at Justice Department 'reckless,' critics warn | CBC News
Ottawa commits $1.55B to Jordan's Principle | CBC News
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak calls on Canada to address rights violations at US-border | CFNR Network
Impacts of provincial budget cuts was a top story in Nova Scotia
First Nation chiefs say Nova Scotia budget cuts appear targeted at Mi'kmaw programs | The Canadian Press
In Quebec, policing and a lawsuit topped the headlines
First Nations stand behind Ekuanitshit after aggressive wildlife raid | APTN News
Atikamekw and Innu leaders file lawsuit over ancestral land rights in Quebec | CBC News
Community safety and infrastructure development were front and center in Ontario
Highway safety: Ontario First Nation leaders want improvements | CP24
'True partnership': First Nations sign agreement with Hydro One on transmission lines | SooToday.com
Manitoba news included pushback on anti-protest bylaws and emergency management
Indigenous rights defenders say they’ll ‘not stay silent’ after anti-protest bylaw defeated in ‘Winnipeg’ | IndigiNews
Mould, asbestos, keep thousands out of Manitoba First Nation after outage | MooseJawToday.com
Separation and a vote of non-confidence made headlines in Alberta
Treaty 7 G4 Nations opposed to Alberta separation, province's Bill 14 | Calgary Herald
Assembly of Treaty Chiefs passes vote of non-confidence in Alberta’s UCP government | Windspeaker.com
In the Yukon, mining made the news
After 26 years of diamond mining, Tłı̨chǫ government and Rio Tinto sign deal for Diavik closure | CBC News
Consultation, a commercial fishing agreement, and consent were top stories in BC
Union of BC Indian Chiefs says it won't participate in government consultations on second-generation cutoff | iPolitics
Local First Nations sign agreement to expand community-based commercial fishing access | Campbell River Mirror
'No consent’ given as Copper Mountain Mine expansion approved | IndigiNews
HOT OFF THE PRESS
Read Patricia Lawrence’s newest blog post on recent updates to Bill S-2, a piece of federal legislation intended to address long-standing injustices resulting from the registration provisions in the Indian Act.
Bill S-2: An Update | Patricia Lawrence
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
It’s the history we unfortunately have lived for the past 100 years and it's continuing today in 2026. But we will not give up, that’s for sure. We will not give up on doing what we can for [the protection] of our traditional food.
- Chief Jean-Charles Piétacho, Innu Council of Ekuanitshit
OFF THE BOOKSHELF
He sounded like a lot of the youth in our community, stuck between the past and the future. The true goal is finding enough of both to make your life worth living.
Drew Hayden Taylor, Take Us To Your Chief And Other Stories (2016)
