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Resource Development and Indigenous Rights in Northern B.C.: A New Divide and Conquer

By Michaela McGuire - Jaad Gudgihljiwah / July 16, 2024

As the Land Back Movement in Canada grows, political officials have worked to co-opt and distort the aims of Indigenous people from restitution towards “economic reconciliation.” Meanwhile, the duty to consult and the principle of free, prior and informed consent have also been channelled into the discourse of economic partnerships with industry, which is most …

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The Climate Emergency & the Colonial Response

By Eriel Tchekwie Deranger / July 2, 2021

In this brief, Eriel Deranger identifies the critical nature of the climate emergency amidst the dangerous exclusion of Indigenous peoples from environmental decision-making being made by colonial governments. Deranger asks, what does a climate plan look like without consideration of Indigenous rights and what should they look like from [an Indigenous] perspective?

Can We Achieve Climate Action and Reconciliation in a Post COVID World?

By Mihskakwan James Harper / June 19, 2020

It is becoming clearer that COVID-19, and future pandemics, are tied to climate change. How can we prevent that impending reality? This Brief imagines our current moment as transformational for climate policy, our notions of economic development, and reconciliation.

The Indigenous Land Stewardship Circle calls for an immediate ban on pesticides in Toronto’s High Park

By Indigenous Land Stewardship Circle / December 20, 2019

Since the Fall of 2018, the Indigenous Land Stewardship Circle has been organizing to protect a number of sacred sites in and around what is now the City of Toronto. Among their campaigns is the effort to manage High Park responsibly. As part of their campaign, they have issued this Call to Action, republished here.

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A Response to “Decolonizing Clean Energy?”: The Case of the BC Indigenous Clean Energy Initiative

By Dr. Judith Sayers / November 5, 2019

This brief is a response to a previous Yellowhead brief on decolonizing clean energy. It outlines the Indigenous participation and leadership in the BC clean energy sector where First Nations are involved in true partnerships with government, serving as a model for other clean energy partnerships involving First Nations.

“Decolonizing” Clean Energy Policy in Canada?

By A SHARED Future Research Team / September 26, 2019

As provinces and territories work to develop policies to promote clean energy, they will also need to come to terms with the fact that climate change and renewable energy are fundamentally Indigenous rights issues. While Indigenous peoples could play a key role in Canada’s transition to a low carbon economy, a recent review of 57 provincial and territorial energy programs and policies show that Indigenous inclusion in such programs is severely lacking.

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The Climate Emergency & the Colonial Response

Can We Achieve Climate Action and Reconciliation in a Post COVID World?

The Indigenous Land Stewardship Circle calls for an immediate ban on pesticides in Toronto’s High Park

A Response to “Decolonizing Clean Energy?”: The Case of the BC Indigenous Clean Energy Initiative

“Decolonizing” Clean Energy Policy in Canada?

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