Aboriginal Law Report

The Quebec government introduced legislation to recognize Inuit adoptions.

• Long-awaited Quebec legislation to recognize Inuit custom adoptions

A First Nation representative praised the federal government's conditions on the Petronas LNG project.

• 190 Conditions On LNG Approval Put First Nations In Driver's Seat

Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr was given a rough ride in his home town.

• Climate change activists heat up town hall on pipelines

Some First Nations have chosen to embrace oil and gas development.

• Is oil and gas the gateway to prosperity for First Nations?

The British Columbia treaty process continues to grind.

• Treaty Commission aims for more First Nations deals with expedited process

British Columbia is offering so-called 'Crown land' to First Nations as partial accommodation for the Site C dam on the Peace River.

• 30+ parcels eyed for Site C-impacted First Nations

From the Courts

The Supreme Court granted Williams Lake Indian Band leave to appeal the Federal Court of Appeal decision overturning its victory at the Specific Claims Tribunal.

• Supreme Court of Canada agrees to hear B.C. native land-claim case that predates Confederation
• Supreme Court agrees to hear B.C. land case that predates Confederation

The importance of two duty to consult cases that will be heard by the Supreme Court this fall was highlighted.

• Upcoming Supreme Court case could force Ottawa to overhaul consultation with Indigenous communities

Survivors of Île-à-la-Crosse residential school have filed a class-action lawsuit against the federal government.

• Saskatchewan survivors file class action against Ottawa over excluded residential school

Quote of the Week

"We're tired of managing poverty, we want to be able to manage prosperity."

Chief Karen Ogen-Toews

Off the Bookshelf

"The drum songs of the past carry many messages for the children of tomorrow."

Kerry Abel, Drum Songs: Glimpses of Dene History (1993)

Bruce McIvor, lawyer and historian, is principal of First Peoples Law Corporation.  Download Bruce's bio.

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