Sept 21-27, 2020By Bruce McIvor and Cody O'NeilThis week's edition includes UNDRIP, the honour of the Crown, the duty to consult, fish farms, colonial policing, cannabis and more. IN THE NEWS
Mi'kmaq Treaty rights continue to top headlines across the country Racism was on full display amid a moose hunting moratorium in Algonquin territory A longstanding land claim was settled in Saugeen Ojibway territory Colonial policing of Indigenous land defenders continues in Haudenosaunee territory Forest management and environmental assessment are at the centre of two new lawsuits in Ontario Fish farms, cannabis and Indigenous rights were front and centre in BC Indigenous laws and jurisdiction were in the spotlight at the Supreme Court’s carbon tax hearings Lastly, the throne speech included a promise to introduce UNDRIP legislation FROM THE COURTS
The Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador weighed in on the duty to consult, fiduciary duty and the honour of the Crown QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“We are calling on the Minister to stop sitting on the sidelines, and immediately address the violent, racist attacks and threats against Mi’kmaq fishers by non-Indigenous fishers. Now is not the time for complacency and lackadaisical leadership in the face of rights suppression, and blatant racism, endangering the lives and livelihoods of Indigenous peoples in Canada.” - BCAFN Regional Chief Terry Teegee and AFN Regional Chief Roger Augustine OFF THE BOOKSHELF
“...a man’s virtue may be but the defect of his desire, as his crime may be but a function of his virtue.” - Robert Penn Warren, All the King’s Men (1946) |