Q&A: Why treaty rights and First Nations consultation stand in the way of an Alberta separation referendum

Matthew Wildcat, director of Indigenous governance at the University of Alberta, spoke with CBC’s Edmonton AM on Friday. He ...

Federal, Manitoba governments breached First Nations' child welfare rights, judge says in 'historic' decision

In a decision described as "historic," a Manitoba judge has found the governments of Manitoba and Canada breached First Nations' rights to self-governance around child welfare.
Commercial Appeal

First Nation Re-Confirms Major Construction Firm’s Rights‑Holder Status in Federal Indigenous Business Directory

MISSISSAUGAS OF SCUGOG ISLAND FIRST NATION, ONTARIO, CANADA, February 24, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — The Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation (MSIFN) confirms ...
The Sudbury Star

Mining industry warned: Certainty requires partnership with First Nations

As the global mining industry gathered in Toronto for the annual Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada Convention, ...
Grist

Nearly two decades after landmark Indigenous rights declaration, countries still aren’t complying

This story is published through the Indigenous News Alliance. Nearly two decades after the United Nations adopted a landmark declaration on Indigenous rights, advocates say countries still aren’t ...
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First Nations leaders urge BC to uphold DRIPA: 'We will not back down'

The First Nations Leadership Council is speaking out against the B.C. government’s proposal to suspend key provisions of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA), calling it a ...

Canada property owners cry foul after $1 billion Indigenous land-rights ruling

Now the neighbourhood is the centre of a fight over Indigenous rights that has property holders across British Columbia ...
Jurist

Alberta judge quashes separation petition for violating First Nations right to consult

The Court of King's Bench of Alberta quashed the province's separation petition on Wednesday, holding that the authorities failed the duty to consult the First Nations before approving the ...
Yahoo News Canada

Judge rules First Nations rights violated

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Manitoba's Chief Justice has ruled the provincial and federal governments have interfered in First Nations' right to govern child ...