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1. Chief Bear and Whitecap Dakota: reconciliation through economic prosperity

   It was announced yesterday that Darcy Bear, Chief of Whitecap Dakota (a small community outside of Saskatoon), has won the 2016 Aboriginal Business Hall of Fame Lifetime Achievement Award from the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business ...

2. Tsawwassen First Nation’s proposed LNG facility could benefit all British Columbians

   Appeared in the Vancouver Province, November 20, 2015 On Nov. 16, the Tsawwassen First Nation announced its interest in building a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal on Tsawwassen reserve land, south of Vancouver. The LNG terminal would produce three to ...

3. Historic court ruling also raises questions for First Nations pursuing aboriginal title

   In mid-October, as noted in a recent study, the Supreme Court of Canada upheld an earlier B.C. Court of Appeal ruling that will allow the Nechako Nations (Saik’uz First Nation and Stellat’en First Nation) to bring forward a damages claim ...

4. Economic Development in Jeopardy?

   The Saik’uz First Nation and Stellat’en First Nation v. Rio Tinto BC Court of Appeal decision opens the door for future aboriginal title litigation against private parties—litigation that was previously only brought against provincial and federal ...

5. Property rights can increase prosperity on First Nations reserves

   Our new Indigenous and Northern Affairs Minister, Carolyn Bennett (pictured above), is no doubt getting briefed on various pressing aboriginal issues—from the state of education on reserves to high levels of unemployment in aboriginal ...

6. First Nations education in Canada: comparable funding, inferior outcomes

   Appeared in the National Newswatch, November 3, 2015 First Nations education is a hot topic. With graduation rates on First Nations reserves below 40 per cent (compared to graduation rates above 80 per cent for all other Canadian students), the issue ...

7. Property rights for all Canadians: the First Nations issue forgotten by all federal political parties

   Consider this fact. In Canada today there are three groups of people who cannot legally own property: children, the mentally incompetent and First Nations people who live on a reserve. That’s right, First Nations people in Canada who ...

8. Federal parties need a lesson on First Nations education

   First Nations education spending has become a hot topic during this election campaign. According to our research, when comparing the overall operating expenditure for elementary and secondary students living on reserve to that for other ...

9. What is the Lax Kw’alaams First Nation?

   Lax Kw’alaams First Nation, a small community in northern British Columbia has received a lot of media attention over the last couple of months. And rightfully so! This community rejected a billion dollar LNG deal from Petronas and ...

10. Reforms bear fruit in First Nations community in Saskatchewan

    Despite headlines about poverty and low graduation rates, some First Nations communities in Canada are experiencing success. Consider Whitecap Dakota First Nation, located just outside of Saskatoon. For the past 21 years the community ...