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Treaty 8 First Nations pull land sharing request from PRRD – Alaska Highway News
June 28, 2023 “To allow the much needed work of reconciliation to continue without this distraction.” Four Treaty 8 First Nations have withdrawn their request to the Peace River Regional District (PRRD) for support of an initiative designed to connect Treaty 8 members with private landowners who wish to allow individuals to practice Treaty rights […]
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Planning commission submits its new land use plan for Nunavut – Nunatsiaq News
Jun 26, 2023 Plan for land use is a requirement of the Nunavut Agreement A new land-use plan focused on balancing Nunavut’s environmental and economic interests is now with the federal government, Nunavut government and Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. for consideration. “We almost killed our team doing it, but we did it,” commission executive director Sharon […]
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Flying Dust First Nation to get land back from Canadian government after 91 years – CBC
Jun 22, 2023 85 hectares northeast of Meadow Lake expropriated in 1932 to make room for railway company After more than 90 years, Flying Dust First Nation in northwestern Saskatchewan is getting some of its land back from the Canadian government. Meadow Lake RCMP hosted a ceremony Wednesday morning, on Indigenous Peoples Day, to commemorate […]
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How First Nations Are Asserting Sovereignty Over Their Lands and Waters – The Tyee
Indigenous Marine Protected and Conserved Areas hold a key to food security and balancing ecological and economic priorities. Part one of two. The spring herring spawn is unfolding in Kitasu Bay, known by the traditional name Gitdisdzu Lugyeks, and everyone has come out to feast. Today the water is glassy, making it easy to spot […]
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Land use Plan blueprint for Nunavut one step closer
(June 20, 2023. Iqaluit, Nunavut.) The Nunavut Planning Commission (NPC) has submitted its 2023 Recommended Nunavut Land Use Plan for the territory. It’s an enormous plan that sets out requirements for how 3.3 million square kilometres of Nunavut’s land and marine areas will be used. The submission letter, along with the 2023 RNLUP and supporting […]
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Master plan finalized for a Range Point neighbourhood development
19/06/2023 Kwanlin Dün First Nation (KDFN) and the Government of Yukon are pleased to announce a finalized master plan for a new neighbourhood planned in Whitehorse’s Range Point. The master plan will guide future development on two pieces of land, one by KDFN and one by the Government of Yukon. Planning for Range Point started […]
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Statement of the Tŝilhqot’in Nation on Nagwentled (Farwell Canyon)
June 16, 2023 Nagwentled (Farwell Canyon) is Tŝilhqot’in territory, and it will always be Tŝilhqot’in territory. It winds through the caretaker area of Tl’esqox, one of the six Tŝilhqot’in communities that comprise the Tŝilhqot’in Nation. Williams Lake First Nation (WLFN) recently announced that it intends to start a “planning exercise” for Nagwentled. This is the […]
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Gwich’in wellness camp set to reopen this winter, says grand chief – CBC
Jun 14, 2023 ‘People know that we get well back out on the land’ The Gwich’in wellness camp, which has been shut down for more than a decade, will be opening again this winter. The camp is located 15 kilometres from Inuvik, N.W.T., and is only accessible by boat or ice road. Gwich’in leaders gave […]
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Treaty Land Sharing Network intends to build relationships, not access land without permission – Energeticcity.ca
June 6, 2023 The intent of bringing a Treaty Land Sharing Network to the Peace Region is to build relationships between local First Nations and landholders. FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — The intent of bringing a Treaty Land Sharing Network to the Peace Region is to build relationships between local First Nations and landholders who […]
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Indian agent cost family land on Enoch Cree Nation – APTN News
Jun 05, 2023 Roberta Gladue is fighting to get her family’s land back. For most, an administrative error is a minor annoyance – but the Gladue family on Enoch Cree Nation outside Edmonton says it cost them their land and a trust fund worth nearly $1 million. The issue stems from a letter an Indian […]
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