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First Nations Engagement Key as Critical Minerals Boom Sweeps Canada ...

In Canada, many of these new mines will be in or adjacent to First Nations communities, which makes consultation and engagement a key priority in order to get the mines built.

Canada's First Nations launch constitutional challenge of legislation

A group of Canada's First Nations has launched a constitutional challenge to recently passed laws that would fast-track ...

Carney’s ‘last-minute’ meeting with First Nations chiefs on Bill C-5 draws skepticism

Indigenous leaders say the planning process of the summit was rushed, but hope the Prime Minister hears their concerns ...

Nine Canadian First Nations launch constitutional challenge of major-projects legislation

TORONTO (Reuters) -Nine First Nations have launched a constitutional challenge of recently passed legislation meant to fast-track major projects, arguing they violate the government's constitutional ...

Canada ‘moving from reliance to resilience’ with the U.S.: Carney

Prime Minister Mark Carney told a meeting of premiers Tuesday that Canada must focus on what can control, which includes building up Canada’s economy and quickly approving nation-building projects, as ...

Ontario’s promise to consult First Nations ‘smoke and mirrors’: Bill 5 legal action

The First Nation groups announced they are bringing urgent litigation to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice to try to kill ...
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Canada First Nations protest Ontario's 'Ring of Fire' mining plans

By Divya Rajagopal. TORONTO, July 20 (Reuters) - A group of five First Nation communities of Canada on Thursday marched against the Ontario government's decision to allow mining in a mineral-rich ...

First Nations arrive with some optimism — but mostly skepticism — as Carney's C-5 summit begins

First Nations leaders from across Canada expressed some optimism but mostly skepticism and some cynicism on Wednesday as they ...

Marten Falls and Webequie First Nations Hold Ceremony to Mark Next Step in Indigenous-Led Development at Ring of Fire

Marten Falls First Nation and Webequie First Nation have held a joint ceremony to take down a ceremonial teepee they erected last year. The act symbolizes a new phase in their partnership and a shared ...
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First Nation reclaims territory by declaring Indigenous protected area ...

The Mamalilikulla First Nation has declared part of its traditional territory on British Columbia’s Central Coast that it lost to colonialism to be an Indigenous protected and conserved area (IPCA).
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First Nations at odds over who gives input on Big White expansion

A dispute over Indigenous consultation on expanding the Big White Ski Resort near Kelowna, B.C., is testing the relationship between two cross-border First Nations governments.
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Kitselas First Nation members vote in favour of self-governance

Members of the Kitselas First Nation in B.C.'s Skeena Valley region have voted to become self-governing. The treaty — which was initialled in June by the nation and the governments of Canada and ...