This week’s edition includes wildfires, housing, energy sovereignty, food security, and more.
IN THE NEWS
National news spotlighted Indigenous wildfire knowledge
Ottawa ignores Indigenous knowledge about wildfires: fire scientist | APTN News
In the North, the Inuit Circumpolar Council General Assembly was a top story
Identity 'keeps us unique' Inuit Circumpolar Council Assembly hears | APTN News
The Cowichan decision and a new Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area made the news in BC
Property owner appeals B.C. judge’s dismissal of bid to reopen Cowichan lands decision | Victoria Times Colonist
Indigenous led proposal seeks to establish new protected area in northern B.C. | Yukon News
In Alberta, housing, energy sovereignty, and pushback on major projects topped the headlines
Tsuut'ina Nation to add land to reserve for housing development | CBC News
Montana First Nation celebrates Killarney Lake Solar Farm grand opening, creating new opportunities for future generations | Alberta Native News
Treaty No. 6 First Nations Raise Concerns Over Canada’s Proposed Fast-Tracking of Major Projects | Alberta Native News
A Métis land claim made the news in Saskatchewan
After decades of delays, Saskatchewan's northwest Métis land claim heads back to court | CBC News
In Ontario, wildfires, food security, and a new pipeline proposal were front and centre
Ontario wildfires: First Nations demand public inquiry | CTV News
First Nations gave Doug Ford a wildfire plan. Ontario ignored it | The Narwhal
Curve Lake First Nation celebrates opening of groundbreaking aquaponics facility | Anishinabek News
Aamjiwnaang First Nation worried about proposed Alberta to Ontario oil pipeline | APTN News
Compensation discussions with Hydro-Québec were the top story in Quebec
Algonquin chiefs upset with Hydro-Québec compensation talks | CBC News
In Nova Scotia, a solar energy initiative took the spotlight
First Nations opt into renewable energy | PNI Atlantic News
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
Treaty 8’s message to the Prime Minister was straightforward: if Canada is serious about nation-building, then Treaty Nations must be nation-building partners.
- Grand Chief Trevor Mercredi, Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta
OFF THE BOOKSHELF
How can we live without our lives? How will we know it's us without our past?
- John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath (1939)
