MMIW inquiry: Meet the 5 commissioners – CBC
B.C.’s 1st female First Nations judge will lead the national inquiry Aug 03, 2016 The federal government is handing over the reins of its long-awaited inquiry into Canada’s missing and…
Half Measures Aren’t Enough to Save Canada’s Caribou – DeSmog Canada
August 3, 2016 Alberta is home to two of Canada’s imperilled caribou populations, the southern mountain and boreal woodland herds. Both are threatened with extinction. Under the federal Species at…
TIFF ’16: Obomsawin, Berman make Canadian line-up – Realscreen
Documentaries from filmmakers Alanis Obomsawin, Brigitte Berman and Nicholas de Pencier are among the Canadian films set to bow at the 41st Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Obomsawin will debut…
Well-known Eskasoni entrepreneur Charlie Morris dies at 71 – CBC
‘He loved everybody that came into the store every day,’ son-in-law says Aug 03, 2016 Charlie Morris, who operated The Trading Post convenience store in Eskasoni for over four decades,…
Youth United 2015-16 grants: for youth, by youth – Unitedwaywinnipeg.ca
August 2, 2016 The United Way Youth United Council awarded more than $17,000 in grants for youth-led projects in 2015-16 that contributed to positive social change in Winnipeg and neighbouring…
I’m hoping this is not going to be too hard,’ sister of murdered Indigenous woman says of national inquiry – CBC
Liberals announce details of national public inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women Aug 03, 2016 Sharon Johnson wants to see culturally-appropriate mental health support for families of missing and…
First Nations members will protest re-opening of Mount Polley mine – BC News
August 3, 2016 Just a couple days away from the two-year anniversary of the Mount Polley tailings pond disaster, a First Nations group says it plans to protest against the…
Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation seeks to strengthen ties with the broader community – University Affairs
Scholars praise the foundation for its “risk taking” and commitment to addressing timely public issues. “Life is hard here because people stigmatize us,” 14-year-old Beatrice, who lives in rural northern…
Aboriginal Law Report for the week ending July 31, 2016 – First People’s Law
July 31, 2016 In the News An oil spill into the North Saskatchewan River raised questions about pipelines and Indigenous jurisdiction. Saskatchewan oil spill has Manitoba activist worried about Energy…
Fort McMurray wildfires eat into Imperial Oil earnings – Mining.com
Canadian crude producer Imperial Oil (TSX:IMO) posted a surprise $181-million loss in its second quarter, mainly as a result of to the wildfires that raged through northern Alberta in May,…
