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Nathan E. Stewart diesel spill subject of review for breach of Heiltsuk law
By Debora Steel
Windspeaker.com Reporter
BELLA BELLA, B.C.
An adjudication committee made up of knowledge keepers and title holders is being…
Heiltsuk commemorates anniversary of oil spill by announcing court action
Heiltsuk Nation is going to court to seek damages and challenge Canada’s oil spill response, one year after the Nathan E. Stewart ran aground, sank…
Enbridge shareholders to vote on improved disclosure on Indigenous rights risks
Enbridge Inc. could soon be embracing a call to action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission that Canadian companies conduct business in line…
Medicine knowledge keeper a servant of the Creator
By Dianne Meili
Windspeaker.com Archives
“You’ve brought me to heaven.”
That’s all the late Sophie Thomas could…
Alberta AFN regional chief responds to Trans Mountain court decision
Decision from the Federal Court of Appeal
Today, the Federal Court of Appeal found that the Government of Canada did not fulfill its duty to…
COP15 presentation on woodland caribou leads to meetings with feds, province
“Bringing back what’s already disturbed is a key role where we see industry supporting the plan.” — Melody Lepine, director for government and industry relations for Mikisew Cree First Nation
Nations head back into consultations on new nuclear waste storage proposal on their territories
...it’s not necessarily a yes or no answer. We need to find a solution for the waste. If this isn’t it, then what is it?” — Brittany Jones, energy associate, environment office of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation
Details of canoe building program shared at Chiefs of Ontario wellness conference
Sylvia Plain is a firm believer in mixing things up a bit.Besides being a veteran policy analyst, who has worked for First Nations throughout Ontario…
Supreme Court decision a bunch of B.S., says former Mikisew Cree chief
“Are they going to undo the legislation if they find out it impacts our rights?” —former Mikisew Cree Chief Steve Courtoreille
Stockholders prepare to vote on Trans Mountain deal in Calgary tomorrow
"We will not back down, no matter how the stockholders vote tomorrow.” —Chief Judy Wilson
Guardians program essential to reconciliation, conservation
Federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says Indigenous Protected Areas (IPAs) will be one way Canada meets its international goal of…
Critical drought conditions prompt water-use reductions for West Coast islanders
Several important salmon streams are approaching critical environmental flow thresholds for ecosystems and fish…