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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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The Federal Control of First Nations Education Act
A lot is happening in First Nations education. On April 10th, the Government of Canada introduced Bill C-33, the First Nations Control of First Nations Education Act.…
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Federal proposal for mining, oil and gas companies to disclose payments to Aboriginal governments would affect IBAs
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A new proposed federal policy would obligate companies to “report” some types of Impact Benefits Agreement (IBA) payments to First Nations. First Nations may…
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OKT Partners with Athabasca Chipewyan to bring Desmond Tutu to treaty rights conference
OKT (in conjunction with the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation) is proud to announce the “As Long As the Rivers Flow: Coming Back to the Treaty Relationship in Our Time”…
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Métis are within federal jurisdiction
On April 17, 2014, the Federal Court of Appeal released an appeal decision of a case called Daniels v Canada, 2014 FCA 101. It ruled that…
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Massive Cuts to Aboriginal Organizations Means Loss of Successful Programs and Services
Today, Aboriginal organizations across Canada will have their funding slashed. Some organizations will lose over 80% of their core operating budgets. These drastic cuts will profoundly impact the work these…
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Aboriginal provisions in new Ontario provincial policy statement about land use planning
Ontario has adopted a new Provincial Policy Statement (PPS) governing land use planning. For the first time, the PPS includes references to Aboriginal interests. The new…
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