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1. The Duty to Consult with Aboriginal Peoples: A Patchwork of Canadian Policies

   Section 35 of the Canadian Constitution states that “the existing aboriginal and treaty rights of the aboriginal peoples of Canada are hereby recognized and affirmed”. In an attempt to provide greater clarity the constitution defines “treaty rights” as ...

2. Government increases funding for on-reserve housing but should grant property rights

   Appeared in the Whitehorse Daily Star, April 5, 2016 In its recent federal budget, the Liberal government committed $227 million in 2016/17 to “address urgent housing needs on reserve,” noting that First Nations people living on reserve are “more likely ...

3. 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 ...

4. 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) ...

5. Government Spending and Own-Source Revenue for Canada's Aboriginals: A Comparative Analysis

   With average unemployment rates on reserve above 20% and graduation rates below 40%, there is a clear gap in outcomes between Aboriginals and non-Aboriginals in Canada. This is sometimes blamed on funding disparities. This study provides a fact-based ...

6. 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 ...

7. 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 ...

8. Aboriginal rights and private property rights clash in British Columbia

   Appeared in the Waterloo Region Record, January 29, 2016 The muddy waters of aboriginal land claims and private property rights in British Columbia may have just cleared a little. On Jan. 15, the B.C. government stated its opposition to the Tk’emlups and ...

9. 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 ...