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The “Cows and Plows” Treaty Settlement: Overview and Implications

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STARTING IN 2023, Canada began the process of restitution to First Nations in Northern Ontario and the Prairies for their failure to honour the “Cows and Plows” elements of the Numbered Treaties. Restitution in these cases has involved significant specific claims settlements, resulting in debate among communities about whether to accept their terms. While some […]

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

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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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Agriculture in the North: A New Strategy of Indigenous Land Dispossession?

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Last week the Federal Government released the 2024-2025 budget, with new funding allocations for Indigenous communities. While these allocations are significant and there are even new policy approaches to be found in the budget, chronic shortfalls and the historically paternalistic Crown-Indigenous financial relationship remain.

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A Robinson Huron Treaty Settlement Proposal to Save Anishinaabemowin

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Anishinaabemowin is on the brink of extinction. Saving it requires working with current speakers, a coordinated revitalization strategy including immersion opportunities, and a commitment from our leadership and communities more generally. It also requires resources – it requires zhooniyaa. It just so happens that Anishinaabeg in the Robinson Huron Treaty (RHT) areas may soon have

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