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