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1. Property rights, not more funding, to help improve housing conditions on First Nations reserves

   Statistics Canada recently released aboriginal fact sheets outlining education, housing and income statistics for aboriginal people in Canada. In regards to housing, the data show that in every province the percentage of on-reserve First ...

2. Own-source revenue: a non-government source of revenue for aboriginal communities

   Given Prime Minister Trudeau’s vows of a renewed nation-to-nation relationship with Canada’s indigenous peoples, aboriginal issues will likely be a key element in the upcoming federal budget. Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) ...

3. Two decades later, back where we started: Yale First Nation and the failed treaty process

   The treaty process in British Columbia recently received a major setback as Yale First Nation, a community in southern B.C., put its treaty implementation processes on hold. The  First Nation announced it would be unable to implement its ...

4. First Nation sues paper company in B.C. after court opens door for litigation against private parties

   Last week the Halalt First Nation filed two civil suits totalling $2.1 billion in damages against Catalyst Paper, a pulp and paper company based in Richmond, British Columbia. The community claims that the company’s mill in Crofton—which ...

5. Metis achieve success in Canada without big money from government

   Statistics Canada recently released its 2015 Aboriginal Peoples Fact Sheet for Canada, which found that the Metis have the highest employment rate and the highest rates of post-secondary completion out of all aboriginal Canadians. While ...