Exploring Theme: "Treaty Relationships and Indigenous Rights"

Former national chief and royal commission co-chair opens up on trials of political life in new book CBC Indigenous: In a quiet hotel room in downtown Ottawa, Georges Erasmus calmly recalls what may have been the low point in his 50-year fight for Indigenous rights.  It was 1996, and the Dene leader had just finished co-chairing the landmark Royal...

NationTalk: xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/ Vancouver, BC) – Leaders of the First Nations Summit (FNS) are sending congratulations to Premier-elect David Eby and the NDP on the slim majority government they achieved following the October 19th provincial election and subsequent final ballot counts. The FNS will be encouraging Premier Eby and his...

‘I want to leave a greener economic footprint for my grandchildren and for their grandchildren,’ says former Lake Babine Chief Murphy Abraham. The Tyee: Murphy Abraham got into politics with a view to the future. “My whole journey here is to continue to pave the way for the next generation,” he said in a recent...

Reading Niigaan Sinclair helps us to see Winnipeg with fresh eyes — and Canada too. The Tyee: Some years ago, the British fantasy writer China Miéville published a novel, The City & the City, about two cities that somehow occupy the same space. The people in each city have been trained from childhood to ignore or...

Nationtalk: On the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, 9 August, the ITUC demands the right of self-determination for Indigenous peoples worldwide. ITUC General Secretary Luc Triangle stated: “This day is an important reminder of the rich cultural diversity, historical contributions, and ongoing struggles faced by Indigenous communities. Indigenous peoples face systemic discrimination, marginalisation,...

Norway’s Supreme Court will decide whether Sámi people can control 5,450 square kilometres of land CBC News: Norway’s Supreme Court is deliberating on a case that could grant local control over a vast area in the country’s far north — and set a groundbreaking precedent for Indigenous land rights in Europe. The case will determine...