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Making the most out of Canada’s New Department of Indigenous Services Act

Naiomi W. Metallic / August 12, 2019

On July 15, 2019, two new federal laws came into effect: the Department of Indigenous Services Act (“DISA”) and Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Act (“CIRNAA”).Together, these two acts replaced and repealed the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development Act, RSC 1985, c I-6 (the “DIAND Act”). This brief explains the new laws, and how DISA, particularly, is an improvement over the old DIAND Act.

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Legislation Affecting Indigenous People: An Overview of the Liberal Record

Yellowhead Institute / June 27, 2019

At the end of this parliamentary session and the (near) end of the Government’s current four-year mandate, we can now more clearly take stock of the legislation affecting Indigenous peoples that actually made it through the legislative process. This brief provides an overview of the Bills affecting Indigenous people – those that have passed, those that will not move forward, and those in progress.

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Reviewing the Fisheries Act: An Indigenous Perspective

Nicholas XEMŦOLTW Claxton / March 25, 2019

Canada’s Fisheries Act has been and continues to be one of the most oppressive and one of the most contentious of these acts. This brief reviews the potential impact of the proposed amendments to the act that are currently being reviewed by the Senate.

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A Critical Look at the New Fiscal Relationship and Contribution Funding Agreements with First Nations

Candice Maglione Desjarlais / March 4, 2019

As the federal government moves towards new Indigenous self-government and service delivery policies, the central component is a revised fiscal relations regime. However, from a treaty perspective, there remains concerns with the proposed funding model.

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Lessons from Aotearoa: The Indigenous “exception” clause in Free Trade Agreements

Tina Ngata / February 20, 2019

This latest brief is a warning from Aotearoa about why Indigenous peoples should be concerned about USMCA, the new continental free trade agreement, framing exception clauses as “tools being used to circumvent our participation in the governance of our own territories.”

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Straining a gnat but swallowing a camel: Policing First Nation fishers in northern Saskatchewan

Bonita Beatty / February 13, 2019

Last month, the National Post ran a story titled, “Saskatchewan Launches 16-month undercover sting to catch First Nations man illegally selling $90 worth of fish. Seriously.” This brief contextualizes this instance within a larger context of power relations between government agenda and Indigenous peoples, accountability and surveillance.

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