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Aboriginal title can be declared over privately-owned land
Friday, November 15, 2024
The six Wolastoqey Nations in New Brunswick recently received a precedent-setting decision in their Aboriginal title claim. In Wolastoqey Nations v New Brunswick…
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Taykwa Tagamou Nation and OPG partnership a success
OKT is pleased to congratulate Coral Rapids Power Corporation (“CRP”) and Taykwa Tagamou Nation (“TTN”) on the completion of the construction and commencement of commercial operation of the Peter…
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Dr Gehl wins appeal in Indian Act sex discrimination case
This morning, the Ontario Court of Appeal granted Dr. Lynn Gehl’s appeal in her challenge to sex discrimination under the Indian Act. Read the full decision here.
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"Building Common Ground" report released: implementing FPIC in Federal environmental assessment
On April 5, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, released the much-anticipated independent expert report on reforming Canada’s environmental assessment processes, “Building Common Ground: A New Vision…
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Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Inquiry: How you can participate
Applications for Standing due Tuesday April 18, 2017.
In September 2016, the Government of Canada launched the national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (the MMIWG…
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OKT Launching New Website!
I am proud to announce that OKT is launching a new website!
We have a new and updated look. We are also developing a new set of materials that we…
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Ontario commits to clean mercury from English-Wabigoon River system
OKT congratulates Asubpeeschoseewagong Netum Anishinabek – Grassy Narrows First Nation – on this historic milestone
In the 1960s, the pulp mill in Dryden, Ontario dumped 9 tonnes of mercury into…
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