This week’s edition includes national and provincial legislation, mining laws, wildfires, self-governance and more.
IN THE NEWS
National news included major projects legislation, consultation and nation-building
First Nations infrastructure not nation-building: minister | CTV News
Prime minister’s resource plan could violate inherent and treaty rights, warns AFN | APTN News
Mining legislation was the top story in Nova Scotia
Mi'kmaw say province needs to reverse uranium decision | APTN News
Quebec news included forestry and land rights
'We reject your bill:' First Nations heads urge Quebec to scrap forestry reform bill | New Westminister Record
Bill 5 continues to dominate the headlines in Ontario
Lack of consultation means Ontario's Bill 5 oversteps treaty obligations, Oneida chief says | CBC News
Indigenous consultations aren’t a barrier to Ring of Fire mining | The Narwhal
Bill 5 and ‘untruths’: a turbulent week in Ontario | The Narwhal
Walpole Island First Nation continues fight against Dresden landfill | The Sarnia Journal
Wildfires topped the news in Manitoba
‘Why do we have to beg?’: desperate chiefs plead for firefighting resources | Winnipeg Free Press
Healthcare made headlines in the North
GNWT outlines 13 steps to improve healthcare for Indigenous residents | Cabin Radio
BC’s top stories included resource development, renewable energy, childcare, and land protection
First Nations to meet officials in Ottawa over project legislation | APTN News
David Eby heads to Asia on trade mission, Indigenous leader pulls out | Vancouver Sun
B.C. and First Nations launch massive land-use planning project in northwest B.C. | Vernon Morning Star
A First Nations power authority could transform electricity generation for Indigenous nations | Victoria Times Colonist
On Northern Vancouver Island, a Changing Landscape for Kids in Care | The Tyee
B.C. gives green light to LNG pipeline, with no need for new environmental assessment | SaskNOW
Tŝilhqot'in Nation signs agreement with Taseko, province to end mine dispute | CBC News
B.C. cedes much of Nuchatlitz provincial park to Nuchatlaht First Nation | The Globe and Mail*
IN THE COURTS
The Robinson Superior Treaty annuities hearing resumes today in Thunder Bay. Check out our backgrounder on the case and watch the livestream.
Tune in Live! Crown’s Attempt to Rectify Treaty Breach Under Court Review | First Peoples Law LLP
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 was interviewed by the Canadian Bar Association on Alberta separatism
Playing with political fire | CBA National
Check out the Winnipeg Free Press’ review of Indigenous Rights in One Minute: What You Need to Know to Talk Reconciliation
Calls to action: Trio of brief books offer valuable insight on the road to reconciliation in Canada | Winnipeg Free Press
UPCOMING EVENTS
Join Bruce for a discussion about his new book, Indigenous Rights in One Minute: What You Need to Know to Talk Reconciliation in Yellowknife on June 11th or in Vancouver on June 18th. Find more information here.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
The cognitive dissonance you have to have to literally be surrounded by forest fires, caused directly by climate change, because of CO2 emissions and say, 'you know what, I think we need some more fossil fuel.'
- Dr. Pam Palmater
OFF THE BOOKSHELF
I knew the importance of listening from my younger days spent with my own grandmother. She taught me the importance of listening, and not just listening as in hearing but also in making a true effort to understand what I was being told.
- Murray Sinclair, Who We Are: Four Questions For a Life and a Nation (2024)
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