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Hilda Anderson Pyrz, chair of the national family and survivors circle, offered a scathing assessment of the federal government's record responding to the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls on the third anniversary of the report, at a June 3 press conference in Gatineau, Que.

'It is a deep disappointment and frustration that I say that the lack of accountability in the past year is staggering and unacceptable,' she said, since the federal government unveiled its action plan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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June 3, 2022

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Saskatchewan First Nations challenging provincial control of natural resources

NewsBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI

Chief Bobby Cameron of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations says the treaties First Nations signed with the Crown in the 1870s are pieces of international law that supersede later federal and provincial legislation.

Saskatchewan First Nations challenging provincial control of natural resources

NewsBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI

Chief Bobby Cameron of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations says the treaties First Nations signed with the Crown in the 1870s are pieces of international law that supersede later federal and provincial legislation.

Sustainable Jobs Act promises Indigenous engagement but avoids nation-to-nation language that might upset provinces

NewsBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI

The federal government’s newly tabled sustainable jobs plan has been described as a victory for labour, but advocates say it leaves Indigenous nations subject to provincial and territorial approaches to the energy transition.

Sustainable Jobs Act promises Indigenous engagement but avoids nation-to-nation language that might upset provinces

NewsBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI

The federal government’s newly tabled sustainable jobs plan has been described as a victory for labour, but advocates say it leaves Indigenous nations subject to provincial and territorial approaches to the energy transition.

Natural Resources Transfer Agreements based on a fundamental misunderstanding of First Nations’ inherent rights

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Governments must convene a first ministers conference with First Nations to initiate changes to the Canadian Constitution and recognize First Nations sovereignty in more than just words.

Natural Resources Transfer Agreements based on a fundamental misunderstanding of First Nations’ inherent rights

Opinion

Governments must convene a first ministers conference with First Nations to initiate changes to the Canadian Constitution and recognize First Nations sovereignty in more than just words.

Indigenous leaders say Saskatchewan ‘woke up a sleeping giant’ by overstepping on critical minerals

NewsBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI

First Nations are calling on the federal government to step in to uphold treaty rights against provincial encroachment, but a former Liberal staffer says the feds should leave this ‘third rail’ alone.

Indigenous leaders say Saskatchewan ‘woke up a sleeping giant’ by overstepping on critical minerals

NewsBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI

First Nations are calling on the federal government to step in to uphold treaty rights against provincial encroachment, but a former Liberal staffer says the feds should leave this ‘third rail’ alone.

AFN’s role, relationship with feds expected to be deciding factors in upcoming national chief race

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AFN’s role, relationship with feds expected to be deciding factors in upcoming national chief race

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

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