Exploring Theme: "Indigenous Victories"

The Robinson-Huron Treaty payments are expected to be life changing, hopefully for the better CBC Indigenous: Members of the 21 Robinson Huron Treaty First Nations will soon be receiving a life changing amount of money. A $10-billion dollar settlement to be more exact. This money is being paid equally by the Ontario and federal government...

A book by a retired UBC professor and a Tŝilhqot’in Chief tells the story behind a landmark title case. The Tyee: As Chief Roger William speaks about the 1864 Tŝilhqot’in War, it strikes me that he could as easily be talking about the Supreme Court of Canada decision that followed 150 years later, granting Aboriginal title to...

CTV News: Northern Ontario – The Garden River First Nation council will provide a minimum payout of $110,000 per registered citizen from the Robinson Huron Treaty settlement funds. “Our priority is to ensure that each registered citizen receives benefits from this settlement,” Chief Karen Bell said in a news release this week. The Garden River...