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Gitanyow chiefs tell B.C. court LNG project threatens salmon rights – National Observer
March 27, 2025 A proposed northern British Columbia liquified natural gas project threatens vital salmon habitat, and Gitanyow cultural practices and economic opportunities, the Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs argued recently in court. In a February hearing, following a petition filed in October, they told a B.C. Supreme Court Justice that the provincial government’s decision to exclude Gitanyow from […]
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Cochrane Sinclair Holds Canada Accountable in Federal Court Win for First Nations
March 26, 2025 Cochrane Sinclair is proud to share that the Federal Court has certified a national class action in the case of Fisher River Cree Nation et al. v. Attorney General of Canada (T-213-23). The case seeks justice for collective harms suffered by First Nations whose children were removed from their communities under Canada’s […]
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B.C. court hears challenge to Nisga’a-led natural gas pipeline – Global News
March 26, 2025 A court hearing is underway in Vancouver in a battle over a natural gas pipeline in Northern British Columbia. The 800-kilometre Prince Rupert Gas Transmission (PRGT) pipeline will run from northeastern B.C. to a floating liquified natural gas terminal on Nisga’a land on Pearse Island. The project is owned by the Nisga’a […]
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Appeal Process for First Nations Drinking Water Class Action Decisions
March 26, 2025 Oki Siksika Nation Member’s the following is information regarding the Appeal Process for First Nations Drinking Water Class Action Decisions. If you do not agree with the Administrator’s decision, you can appeal it. The appeal will be reviewed and assessed by a Third-Party Assessor whose decision will be final. Individuals have 60 […]
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Re: 1% Fund Portal on Robinson Huron Treaty Litigation Fund (RHTLF) Website
March 24, 2025 Re: 1% Fund Portal on Robinson Huron Treaty Litigation Fund (RHTLF) Website The Robinson Huron Treaty Litigation Fund (RHTLF) has launched the 1% Members Only Portal Monday, March 24th, 2025, on the RHTLF website: www.rht1850.ca. The portal will initially be for information sharing purposes only. There will not be an application on […]
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Family of Indigenous B.C. youth who died in care say they believe she froze to death – CBC
Mar 25, 2025 Chantelle Williams, 18, was in the guardianship care of Usma Nuu-chah-nulth Family and Child Services The family of an Indigenous teenager in provincial care who died in Port Alberni, B.C., wants answers from those responsible for her well-being. Chantelle Williams, 18, was found outside and unresponsive by a passerby in the 4900 […]
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New Community Based Home in Prince Albert Offers Support for Children in Care
March 24, 2025 The Government of Saskatchewan is providing $908,000 in annual funding to QBOW Child and Family Services to expand its services to operate a second community-based home for children in care in Prince Albert. The five-space home, which opened on March 10, 2025, provides temporary care for children under age 12 who are […]
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USA: Chilling verdict against Greenpeace sets damaging precedent for protection and promotion of human rights and climate justice
March 20, 2025 In response to a U.S. jury in North Dakota ordering Greenpeace to pay at least $660m to the fossil fuel company Energy Transfer, having found the organization responsible for defamation and the actions of protesters opposed to the Dakota Access pipeline in 2016 and 2017, Amnesty International’s Secretary General Agnès Callamard said: […]
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Judge says Lutsel K’e Dene First Nation claim against law firm can move ahead – CBC
Mar 21, 2025 Law firm notifies former directors that it may in turn sue them for damages An Edmonton law firm that’s accused of helping Ron Barlas defraud a First Nation in the N.W.T. of millions of dollars has mostly failed in its bid to have the claim against it thrown out of court. Barlas […]
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NWT court rules on complaint over First Nation’s legal claim – Cabin Radio
March 19, 2025 An NWT Supreme Court Justice has ruled the Łútsël K’é Dene First Nation does not have to rewrite its legal claim against a law firm, but has struck portions that “seek to litigate the litigation.” In a written decision on Monday, Justice Nicholas Devlin ruled largely in favour of the First Nation’s […]
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