Exploring Theme: "Legislation"

The Inuit organization calls the council ‘a melting pot of Indigenous voices’ CBC News: Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami President Natan Obed says he’s considering pulling his organization out of its role with the new National Council for Reconciliation, calling the oversight body a “melting pot of Indigenous voices” he doesn’t want it to be a part of. The council...

NationTalk: Winnipeg, Treaty One Territory – May 1:The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) says the exclusion of First Nations representation from the development of Bill C-29 is a continuation of the federal government’s suppression of legitimate First Nations involvement in legislation that is intended to hold the government accountable for the implementation of the Truth...

NationTalk: (Kahnawake – 1 Onerahtohkó:wa/May 2024) – The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke wishes to inform the community that Nitsénhaienhs Kahsennenhawe Sky-Deer and Cody Diabo traveled to Ottawa today along with Chief Political Advisor Winona Polson-Lahache and Director of Legal Services Marylee Armstrong, to meet with Federal Senators Scott Tannas, Michelle Audette, and Paul Prosper. The...

The debate on Bill C-61 also called the First Nations Clean Drinking Water Act has been ongoing since Dec. 2023 APTN News: During a debate in the House of Commons Saskatoon Conservative MP Kevin Waugh said tensions were high in First Nations communities who do not have clean drinking water and remain under a boil...

Ottawa dumping responsibilities on First Nations without adequate support or consultation, chiefs say CBC News: First Nations leaders in Manitoba and Alberta are calling on Ottawa to redraft proposed new clean water legislation — and warn that the bill would fail to ensure safe drinking water and wastewater services in their communities. Two groups representing more than 100 First Nations...

“We want clean water. We deserve clean water, but we shouldn’t have to do it this way.” — Norma Large, advisor to the Chiefs Steering Committee on Technical Services Advisory  Tallcree First Nation Chief Rupert Meneen Windspeaker.com: Alberta chiefs are looking for a carve out for their nations in safe drinking water and wastewater legislation...

NationTalk: Treaty One Territory – The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) challenges the efficacy of federal legislation to improve the quality of drinking water and wastewater treatment infrastructure on reserves across Canada. The First Nations Drinking Water and Wastewater Act insufficiently considers First Nations’ jurisdiction concerning drinking water, wastewater, and related infrastructure on the traditional...

The federal government claims Bill C-61 was developed through extensive engagement that put First Nations voices at the forefront, but the FSIN does not agree. (980 CJME file photo) CBC Indigenous: North East Now: CKOM – The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is not impressed with new federal legislation on clean water. The Canadian...