Aboriginal Law Report April 5-11, 2021 – First Peoples Law

This week’s edition includes hunting, gaming, mining, logging, land protection, Treaty rights, Indigenous law and more.

Herring were front and centre in BC

• Scientists, First Nations team up in fresh attempt to revive struggling B.C. herring stocks | CBC News
• Canada’s herring facing ‘biological decimation’, say First Nations and activists | The Guardian
• B.C. First Nations, Pacific Wild warn of herring population decline | The Narwhal

Logging, mining and gaming were all hot topics in Alberta

• Alberta must retract Forest Act before it becomes law: Treaty 8 grand chief | CBC News
• Treaty 8 First Nations will not sit idle | South Peace News
• Proposed Alberta Rockies coal mine faces growing calls for federal review | The Narwhal
• Alberta First Nations say provincially regulated gambling website unauthorized | Coast Reporter

Read More: https://www.firstpeopleslaw.com/aboriginal-law-report/c0f2dabbece977d920463e85e58f6a7d