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Nova Scotia group wants a court to declare a First Nation’s lobster fishery illegal – Global News
August 23, 2024 A commercial lobster fishing group in southwestern Nova Scotia is seeking a court to have a lobster fishery run by a First Nations community declared illegal. The United Fisheries Conservation Alliance says it also wants the court to define the scope and limits that should apply to a fishery operated by the […]
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Read MoreSipekne’katik First Nation granted a temporary adjournment to allow for mediation with the Crown
HALIFAX, NS, June 24, 2024 – A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge has granted a joint request from the Sipekne’katik First Nation and the Attorney General of Canada to adjourn trial dates that would have aimed to settle treaty fishing rights disputes. The court has decided to give the involved parties until December 12, 2024, to […]
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Read MoreStatement from Nunatsiavut Government on Yvonne Jones Comments regarding the federal court decision
June 14, 2024 The Nunatsiavut Government is deeply concerned by the inaccurate comments made on social media by Liberal Member of Parliament Yvonne Jones regarding the federal court decision involving the Nunatukavut Community Council in which she states that the court’s decision “defines and recognizes the right” of the Nunatukavut Community Council (NCC). We wish […]
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Read MoreStatement from the Nunatsiavut Government on Recent Federal Court Decision Involving the Nunatukavut Community Council
June 13, 2024 Inuit across Canada, represented by Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, including the Nunatsiavut Government, along with the Innu Nation and the Assembly of First Nations, stand united in stating that Nunatukavut Community Council (NCC) members are not Inuit and do not have S.35 Indigenous rights. We are pleased that the court was very explicit […]
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Read MoreNunatuKavut Community Council celebrates after court dismisses Innu Nation challenge to federal agreement – CBC
Jun 13, 2024 Judge says MOU doesn’t recognize NunatuKavut Community Council as having Indigenous rights NunatuKavut Community Council is celebrating a victory after a judge dismissed a challenge to have an agreement it signed with the federal government thrown out. On Wednesday, Judge Cecily Y. Strickland rejected the Innu Nation’s application for judicial review of a […]
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Read MoreNova Scotia Must Do Better for Kids in Its Care – AG
For release May 7 – Nova Scotia’s Department of Community Services needs to do a better job of overseeing the health, safety, and well-being of the hundreds of kids in its care. “The weak oversight of children in child and youth care homes and temporary emergency arrangements could put an already vulnerable population at greater […]
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Read MoreAdvocate says government must change how it manages social programs or risk their collapse on multiple fronts
11 March 2024 FREDERICTON – The provincial government is using outdated practices from 30 years ago to manage social programs, and must change how it operates or risk a breakdown of multiple social programs at once, according to Child, Youth and Seniors’ Advocate Kelly Lamrock. In his new report How It All Broke, Lamrock examines […]
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Read MoreNunatuKavut Community Council applauds Supreme Court Decision on Indigenous Child Welfare Law
HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, LABRADOR, February 14, 2024 – The NunatuKavut Community Council (NCC) celebrates the Supreme Court of Canada’s recent decision in the reference case regarding Bill C-92, An Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit and Metis Children Youth and Families (the “Act”). After being granted approval to intervene in the hearing before the Supreme Court […]
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Read MoreThe Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs Respond to Supreme Court Decision on Bill C-92
February 15, 2024 On February 9, 2024, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) ruled on the constitutionality of Bill C-92, the Act Respecting First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Children, Youth and Families (the Act). Indigenous people across Turtle Island have been greeting this decision with overwhelming cheers and tears of happiness. The Assembly of Nova […]
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Read MoreCrown asks New Brunswick judge to stay charges against Indigenous lobster fisherman – Global News
February 15, 2024 A judge in northern New Brunswick granted a stay of proceedings Thursday in the trial of an Indigenous lobster fisherman who recently launched a constitutional challenge aimed at asserting Indigenous and treaty rights. Cody Caplin, a member of the Eel River Bar First Nation, was fishing for lobster in the Bay of […]
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