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Northern Ontario First Nations group releases report to challenge Métis claims to the region

A new report commissioned by the Wabun Tribal Council says there is no historical evidence of Métis communities on their ...

Why First Nations are clashing with Ontario and Ottawa over bills aimed at speeding up megaprojects

Bill C-5 and Bill 5 aim to expedite project approvals, but First Nations leaders say they sidestep treaty rights and ...

Nine First Nations in Ontario launch constitutional challenge against Bill 5 and Bill C-5

Lawyers for the Indigenous groups say in a legal filing that the two laws ‘violate the constitutional obligation of the Crown ...

3-year study to help First Nations in Ontario's far north adapt to climate change

Indigenous communities in Ontario’s far north are participating in a three-year study to understand the impacts of climate ...
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First Nations launch legal challenge against Ontario, federal bills 5 and C-5

TORONTO — Nine First Nations in Ontario are asking a court to declare a pair of federal and provincial laws meant to ...

Federal, provincial environmental bills have 'no respect' for Ontario First Nations, says chief

Nine Ontario First Nations asking for an injunction against a pair of federal and provincial bills meant to fast-track ...

Canada's First Nations launch constitutional challenge of legislation

A group of Canada's First Nations has launched a constitutional challenge to recently passed laws that would fast-track ...

First Nation man shot and killed by police 1 year after father's death in police shooting

WARNING: This story contains distressing details, including references to the Indian residential school system.Just over a ...
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Nation-building without First Nations?

Exclamations that sounded like ‘WHAT?’ and ‘WTF!?’ followed Mark Carney’s announcement of Bill C-5 to fast-track major ...
Canada's National Observer6d

Ontario court clears path for First Nations’ land claim over Anicinabe Park

A group of northwestern Ontario First Nations can proceed with their legal attempt to reclaim Anicinabe Park after a ruling ...

Water First Launches New Internship in Collaboration with Seven First Nations Communities in Southern Ontario

The nonprofit’s latest 15-month program will see 10 Indigenous adults become certified water operatorsTORONTO, July 15, 2025 ...
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First Nations call for Ontario environment minister's resignation

TORONTO — Several dozen First Nations in Ontario called for the resignation of the province's environment minister Wednesday after he asked the federal government to not reintroduce a bill that ...