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Free, Prior, and Informed Consent - 8 Key Dates

The road to adoption of the United Nations’ Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDec) has been a rocky one for Canada. Canada did...

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First Nation Name Dropping - Good Idea or Bad Idea?

To name drop or not to name drop... that is the question. Many people assume that it is okay to name-drop as they move from community to community in...

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The UN Declaration and Consent-Based Consultation

Photo: Shutterstock “The Government will move forward to introduce legislation to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of...

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The Duty to Consult Just Keeps on Evolving

“The jurisprudence of this Court supports the view that the duty to consult and accommodate is part of a process of fair dealing and reconciliation...

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Why Pre-engagement Research of Indigenous Communities is Important

There are many reasons for researching an Indigenous community but for the purposes of this article we are talking about research in terms of a...

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Compilation of Resources for Indigenous Consultation

When first starting work on a project that may intersect with one or more Indigenous communities there is a mountain of background information that...

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Aboriginal Rights, Title and the Duty to Consult - A Primer

Photo: Shutterstock “The doctrine of Aboriginal rights exists… because of one simple fact: when Europeans arrived in North America, Aboriginal...

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First Nations Individual Rights vs Collective Rights

Photo: Pixabay Do First Nation members hold Aboriginal and treaty rights individually or collectively? Or, put more simply do the interests of...

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First Nation Consultation Guidelines

Consultation with First Nations is a key issue for First Nations, governments (federal, provincial, and local), and the corporate sector (project...

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Chief to Chief Negotiations

When planning your consultation and negotiation meetings with the Nation on whose traditional or treaty lands you hope to work, it’s important to get...

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