July 12-19, 2020By Bruce McIvor This week's edition includes Treaty rights, land claims, birth alerts, banishment bylaws, a class action, our new podcast and more.
IN THE NEWS
Treaty rights, consultation and environmental monitoring were front and centre in the Northwest Territories
A century-old land claim is before the Specific Claims Tribunal in Saskatchewan
In Manitoba, a class action is underway over First Nations’ access to safe drinking water Birth alerts and banishment bylaws were in the Ontario spotlight Nova Scotia news included Treaty rights, land claims and the “unconquered people” argument First Nations continue to exercise their inherent jurisdiction in the face of COVID-19 FROM THE COURTS
South of the colonial border, the US Supreme Court weighed in on Treaty rights in Muscogee Creek territory QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“We all know what platitudes are: it's phrasing that we put together in order to get us through a difficult conversation or to get us away from a difficult conversation. And that's been the practice in Canada for the better part of our existence.” Senator Murray Sinclair OFF THE BOOKSHELF
“... recently people had come to understand that forgetting was more difficult and complicated than remembering.” Ismail Kadare, The Traitor’s Niche (1978) | 
