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Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation responds to the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision to uphold and protect our First Nation’s Constitution, Treaty and Self-Government rights
March 28, 2024 The Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation welcomes today’s decision of the Supreme Court of Canada. The Court upheld and protected the responsibility for Vuntut Gwitchin leaders elected to Council to live within our Traditional Territory in the community of Old Crow, which is the seat of our government. This responsibility was established in […]
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Read MoreSeeking foster parents in Kivalliq Region and Sanikiluaq
The Department of Family Services is looking for individuals or families who are interested in becoming foster parents in Arviat, Baker Lake, Chesterfield Inlet, Coral Harbour, Naujaat, Rankin Inlet and Sanikiluaq, and who are open to accepting short-term, long-term, and emergency placements. If you can provide a safe, supportive, and loving environment for children until […]
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Read MoreWoman unfairly barred from Salt River chief election, judge rules – Cabin Radio
March 7, 2024 A federal court judge has granted a former Salt River First Nation councillor judicial review of a decision to deem her ineligible to run in a 2022 election. Chief and council passed a motion in June 2022 declaring Jeannie Marie-Jewell ineligible to run for chief in that fall’s election due to an […]
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Read MoreNTI Awaits Nunavut Court Decision On An Appeal Brought by the GN To Halt Education Equality Rights Lawsuit
(February 13, 2024 – Iqaluit, Nunavut) Today, the Nunavut Court of Appeal heard an appeal brought by the Government of Nunavut (GN), asking the Court to dismiss a lawsuit launched by two Inuit families alongside Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI) in 2021. In that lawsuit, NTI and the Inuit families are seeking protection under s. 15 […]
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Read MoreNTI Applauds Supreme Court of Canada’s Decision Affirming Indigenous People’s Right of Self-Government
Aluki Kotierk, President of Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI) applauds today’s Supreme Court of Canada decision affirming the validity of the Act Respecting First Nations, Métis and Inuit Children Youth and Families, which became law in 2019. The Act affirms the right of Indigenous Peoples to exercise self-government as described in the Constitution Act, 1982, and […]
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Read MoreInuvialuit Regional Corporation celebrates Supreme Court decision regarding Indigenous Child Welfare
February 9, 2024 Inuvialuit Regional Corporation (IRC) is very pleased with the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision to uphold the federal Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families. This decision confirms the legal framework in the Act through which provinces and territories are bound by laws IRC creates. This is an […]
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Read MoreNew Judge Appointed to Territorial Court
Minister of Justice R.J. Simpson announced today the judicial appointment of Mr. Gary Magee to the Territorial Court of the Northwest Territories. This appointment will be effective January 17, 2024. Mr. Magee holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of British Columbia and a Masters in Constitutional Law from Osgoode Hall, York University. He […]
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Read MoreYukon judge sends Canada, Yukon and Kaska back to negotiating table over proposed mine – APTN News
Jan 10, 2024 A Yukon judge says Canada and Yukon must go back to the negotiating table with the Kaska Nation over a proposed mine in the territory after concerns they weren’t properly consulted about the project. In July 2022, the nation applied to the court for a judicial review of a decision that gave […]
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Read MoreSupreme Court of Canada dismisses federal effort to appeal Indigenous class-action against RCMP in the North – CBC
Dec 15, 2023 Lawsuit alleges an ‘epidemic’ of police assaults in Yukon, N.W.T. and Nunavut A decision by the Supreme Court of Canada has cleared the way for a class-action lawsuit against the federal government for the behaviour of RCMP officers in the Yukon, N.W.T. and Nunavut. The lawsuit, started by lead plaintiff Joe David […]
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Read MoreCourt hears Yukon government appeal over quashing of exploration project in Beaver River watershed – CBC
Nov 24, 2023 Government says decision should be overturned, First Nation says it should be allowed to stand The Yukon government was in court Wednesday arguing that a legal victory for the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun — the quashing of a mineral exploration project in the Beaver River watershed — should be overturned. […]
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