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iPolitics By iPolitics. Published on Apr 23, 2021 5:59pm Prime Minister Justin Trudeau received his first COVID-19 jab at an Ottawa pharmacy on April 23, 2021. Photo: Adam Scotti / PMO Good evening to you. Photo: Adam Scotti / PMO Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie received their first doses of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine on Friday at an Ottawa pharmacy. Trudeau said he was “very excited” and offered an enthusiastic “yay” with two thumbs up once he was jab...

Supreme Court of Canada decision validates the existence of “extinct” Sinixt peoples SHARE ON: Rick Desautel (centre) celebrates with friends and family outside the Nelson courthouse after a judge ruled the Sinixt have a right to hunt in BC. (Greg Nesteroff photo, 2017) In a landmark Supreme Court of Canada case, a majority agreed that moving to live in the American part of their ancestral territory did not prevent the Lakes Tribe from being a successor group to the Sinixt. As such, they f...

by Nelson Daily Staff on Saturday Apr 24 2021 Richard Desautel took his case to the Supreme Court of Canada to justify the Sinixt First Nations existence in Canada. — Submitted photo Rodney Cawston, Chairman of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation (CCT) and the Sinixt (sn̓ ʕaýckstx) Confederacy, said Friday was a day for celebrating after the Supreme Court of Canada ruled in favour of Rick Desautel’s protected right to hunt in British Columbia g...

iPolitics By Leslie MacKinnon. Published on Apr 23, 2021 12:32pm The Supreme Court of Canada building, located in downtown Ottawa. Jan. 3, 2020. Jolson Lim/iPolitics Richard Lee Desautel, an American citizen who has never lived in Canada, who shot an elk near Castlegar, B.C., has an Indigenous right to hunt in Canada, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday in a 7-2 decision. His case marks the first time the top court considered the meaning of “Aboriginal peoples of Canada” as ...

2Centre for Indigenous Studies, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada 3Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States 4American Indian Studies, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States Throughout the Americas, most Indigenous people move through urban areas and make their homes in cities. Yet, the specific issues and concerns facing Indigenous people in cities, and the positive protective factors their vibrant urba...

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CBC poll results underline how much at stake in upcoming municipal elections It remains to be seen what impact the UCP strategy of putting an equalization referendum on the ballot will have on conservative voter turnout. The future of the big city councils, and their relationship to the provincial government, may hinge on that question, says political scientist Duane Bratt. Social Sharing

From: Fisheries and Oceans Canada The Government of Canada is committed to a renewed relationship with Indigenous peoples based on the recognition of rights, respect, cooperation and partnership. Building on this commitment, the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Bernadette Jordan, and the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, together with Chief Darcy Gray of the Listuguj Mi’gmaq Government, announced today that they ...

Share this article LISTUGUJ, QC, April 18, 2021 /CNW/ - Government of Canada – Listuguj Migmaq Government The Government of Canada is committed to a renewed relationship with Indigenous peoples based on the recognition of rights, respect, cooperation and partnership. Building on this commitment, the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Bernadette Jordan, and the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, together with Chief Da...

Ottawa’s UNDRIP Legislation Draws Criticism From Different Camps The federal government’s Bill C-15 is attracting criticism from a myriad of interest groups on public policy and legislation. Among them are advocates of more action on reconciliation, those wanting more resource sector development opportunities for indigenous communities, and those concerned about erosion of Canada’s sovereignty in seeking its own legislative and policy solutions. Bill C-15, An Act respecting the United Nat...