Tawow! Today’s post will briefly touch on Bill S-2 . Specifically, the proposed amendments to the Indian Act  that seek to address ongoing inequities , such as those from former enfranchisement  provisions. The debate around Bill S-2  is extensive. Bill S-2’s proposed amendments include changes to enfranchisement, deregistration, home band membership, and specific offensive and outdated language.  If passed, Bill S-2 would change who has status under the Indian Act . It would

What is Indigenous law? What is Aboriginal law? One thing is certain - they are not the same thing. Sometimes Indigenous and Aboriginal law are conflated. Each are important and...

By Casey Caines While the recognition of Indigenous jurisdiction expands across Canada, the question of enforcement  remains one of the most persistent barriers to Indigenous justice systems. As Justice Canada’s Exploring Indigenous Justice Systems in Canada and Around the World  report found, there are significant barriers in enforcing Indigenous laws, or even bylaws under the Indian Act.  Similarly, the Wahkohtowin Law and Governance Lodge, in partnership with the Indigenou

Entrance to abandoned gold mine in Goldstream Provincial Park, near Victoria, British Columbia. Clint Lalonde, CC BY 4.0 < https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 >, via Wikimedia Commons. By Megan Reti In December, the British Columbia (“BC”) Court of Appeal released the Gitxaala v British Columbia (Chief Gold Commissioner) , 2025 BCCA 430  decision, which considers the relationship between BC’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act , SBC 2019, c 44  [DRIPA