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MCK Seeking Community Reps for Cannabis Control Board
(Kahnawake – 19, Ohiarihkó:wa/July 2024) The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke (MCK) is seeking one individual to serve on the Kahnawà:ke Cannabis Control Board (KCCB) and two individuals to serve as alternates on the KCCB. The KCCB is responsible for regulating, enforcing, and administering the Kahnawà:ke Cannabis Control Law. Eligibility criteria include the following: • Must […]
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First Peoples Law Report July 10 – 16, 2024 – First Peoples Law
First Nations Chiefs gathered in Montreal at the Assembly of First Nations Annual General Assembly Assembly of First Nations, Ottawa confirm $47.8-billion deal | APTN News AFN calls for federal government to recognize First Nations jurisdiction over policing | CBC News Some First Nations leaders turn their backs on Pierre Poilievre | APTN News ‘Get […]
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First Peoples Law Report June 26 – July 9, 2024 – First Peoples Law
National headlines included residential school denialism, child welfare, wildfires and economic development History of residential school cemeteries is evidence of genocide, interlocutor says | CBC News AFN barring resolutions dealing with child welfare at assembly | APTN News AFN national chief says child welfare funding to top $20B as chiefs raise concerns | APTN News […]
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First Peoples Law Report June 19 – 25, 2024 – First Peoples Law
June 25, 2024 Last week marked National Indigenous Peoples Day AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak Celebrates National Indigenous Peoples Day | Assembly of First Nations National Indigenous Peoples Day: Lack of action on issues frustrates Canada’s Indigenous peoples | Global News National news included child welfare, climate change and environmental racism Distribution plan for […]
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Canada’s first lawyer from Mi’kmaq Nation receives honorary doctorate – CityNews
Indigenous lawyer and advocate Bernd Christmas has been a leading figure in Aboriginal law in Canada, and now has an honorary doctorate. Audra Brown speaks to the man who has dedicated his career to helping First Nations communities. Read More: https://toronto.citynews.ca/video/2024/06/19/canadas-first-lawyer-from-mikmaq-nation-receives-honorary-doctorate/
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First Peoples Law Report June 12 – 18, 2024 – First Peoples Law
National stories included over-incarceration, data sovereignty, Indigenous trailblazers and human rights Why are Indigenous people over-incarcerated in Canada? | TVO Families should decide who has access to residential school records conference hears | APTN News Blazing the trail: Indigenous legal firsts in Canadian history | CBC News Human Rights Tribunal case continues for Two-Spirit person […]
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Blazing the trail: Indigenous legal firsts in Canadian history – CBC
Jun 13, 2024 ‘Perseverance is the key to success,’ says 1st Indigenous judge of the Supreme Court of Canada Perseverance is what comes to mind when Justice Michelle O’Bonsawin reflects on Indigenous peoples and the law. Perseverance, she says, is the thread uniting Indigenous peoples’ struggles to influence Canada’s laws, and it’s what the first Indigenous […]
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First Peoples Law Report June 5 – 11, 2024 – First Peoples Law
National news included MMIWG2S+ calls for justice and housing After five years, ‘calls for justice’ on MMIWG2S+ issues still not complete | APTN News House of Commons committee looking at ways to close First Nations housing gap | APTN News East Coast headlines featured economic development and forest conservation Glooscap First Nation to become majority […]
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John-Paul George’s Family reacts to the Verdict, Recommendations and what they learned from the Inquest
June 5, 2024, Toronto, Ontario: Today the jury in the Inquest into the shooting death of John-Paul George, an Indigenous man from Matachewan First Nation, returned their verdict after hearing five days of evidence and a half day of submissions. The Jury’s Verdict found that John-Paul’s death was caused by multiple gunshot wounds to the […]
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First Peoples Law Report May 29 – June 4, 2024 – First Peoples Law
June 4, 2024 National headlines featured clean drinking water, MMIWG2S+, economic reconciliation and confidentiality agreements Conservatives stall Indigenous clean water law, minister says | National Observer 5 years after MMIWG inquiry’s final report, former commissioners still waiting for progress | CBC News Economic Reconciliation Requires First Nations to be Equal Partners, Says AFN National Chief […]
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