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First Peoples Law Blog

Our latest analysis of Indigenous rights.
On a Fast Track to Chaos
June 12 2025
By Bruce McIvor
Squamish v. Canada: Case Comment
September 9 2019
By Kate Gunn and Jesse Donovan
Trespassing on Treaty Rights: Saskatchewan’s Proposed Restrictions on Access
December 12 2018
By Kate Gunn and Bruce McIvor
Consent is Not a Four-Letter Word: What Next for the Trans Mountain Pipeline?
October 31 2018
By Bruce McIvor
Change of Direction Required: Case Comment on Mikisew Cree First Nation
October 15 2018
By Kate Gunn and Bruce McIvor
The Duty to Consult at the Supreme Court in 2017: Part 3—Existing Infringements, Environmental Assessments and Remedy
January 25 2018
By Bruce McIvor
The Duty to Consult at the Supreme Court in 2017: Part 2—Accommodation
January 18 2018
By Bruce McIvor
The Duty to Consult at the Supreme Court in 2017: Part 1—Delegation
January 10 2018
By Bruce McIvor
A Pipeline Too Far: How to Stop Kinder Morgan
January 12 2017
By Bruce McIvor
What Next for Energy East and the NEB?
September 10 2016
By Bruce McIvor
Federal Court of Appeal Overturns Enbridge Decision
June 30 2016
By Bruce McIvor
Aboriginal Law Issues to Watch in 2016
January 13 2016
By Bruce McIvor
The Good and the Bad of 2015
January 6 2016
By Bruce McIvor
Top 5 Posts of 2015
December 23 2015
By Bruce McIvor
Good News for the Duty to Consult
November 18 2015
By Bruce McIvor
Is the Duty to Consult Clear as Mud?
November 10 2015
By Bruce McIvor
Breathing Life Back into the Duty to Consult
August 25 2015
By Bruce McIvor
The Piecemeal Infringement of Treaty Rights
August 18 2015
By Bruce McIvor
The Duty to Consult--A Narrow Vision
July 27 2015
By Bruce McIvor
Environmental Assessments and the Duty to Consult
July 20 2015
By Bruce McIvor
How to Fulfil the Duty to Consult
November 16 2014
Bruce McIvor
The Duty to Consult as an Ongoing Obligation
October 7 2014
By Bruce McIvor
Wabauskang asks Court of Appeal to Clarify Province's Treaty Obligations
September 10 2014
By Bruce McIvor
Update on Duty to Consult Delegation Case
April 21 2014
By Bruce McIvor
First Nation Challenges Province's Delegation of Duty to Consult
March 10 2014
Bruce McIvor
Columbus' Ghost: Past Infringements and the Duty to Consult
October 15 2013
By Bruce McIvor
Uncertainty from Denial--Alberta's New Aboriginal Consultation Policy
October 7 2013
By Bruce McIvor
The Question Behind: What are the Limits on Provincial Jurisdiction over Treaty Lands?
September 30 2013
By Bruce McIvor
Honour of the Crown and Business Development
September 16 2013
By Bruce McIvor
The Duty to Consult—A Second-Best Alternative
July 16 2013
By Bruce McIvor
The Duty to Consult--Ignore the Elephant
June 26 2013
By Bruce McIvor
The Duty to Consult—the Groundhog Day Conundrum
June 17 2013
By Bruce McIvor
The Duty to Consult—A Roadblock to Direct Action
May 21 2013
By Bruce McIvor
Canada Continues Retreat from Duty to Consult Obligations
May 16 2013
By Bruce McIvor
Canada Steps Back from Aboriginal Consultation
April 8 2013
By Derek Christ, Tim Howard & Bruce McIvor