Exploring Stakeholder: "Government of Ontario"

Anishinaabe man and boy in canoe harvesting manoomin (wild rice) in 1919. Photo via Library and Archives Canada/R. F. Waugh collection/e011369233-017 Listen to article Canada’s National Observer: In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court of Canada found Canada and Ontario made a “mockery” of a treaty promise made in 1850 to the Anishinaabe of the Great...

NationTalk: TORONTO — The Ontario government is providing more than $6 million to help First Nations police services better protect their communities. The investment is part of the province’s First Nations Policing Modernization Initiative, and will be used to purchase new technology, including mobile workstations, body cameras and automated license plate readers. “First Nations police...

“Safer Ontario Act”: Recognizes police forces in First Nations’ territories as full-fledged law enforcement and guarantees support, standards and resources to do their work. (Macleans)...

A Review Panel of The Law Society of Ontario also recommended that they: explore ways to incorporate Indigenous Law principles and apply them in appropriate cases, with the help of Indigenous Law experts; provide adjudicators with ongoing training in the history of Indigenous Law in Canada, as well as Indigenous methods of dispute resolution, Indigenous...

Ontario’s Bill-175 states First Nations can apply to be a designated police board responsible for policing in an area under the Police Services Act. This means First Nations police services could be protected under the same legislated policing standards as municipal and provincial police services. Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) called the passing of the bill...