Image: L-R Hadley Friedland, Hero Laird, Siobhan Washburn, Casey Caines. Generated with Open AI's Chat GPT November 2025. by Hadley Friedland Tawow! The Wahkohtowin Law and Governance Lodge welcomes past and new readers to the ReconciliACTION YEG Blog. This award-winning blog was previously the home of the University of Alberta Faculty of Law ’s “Law and Social Media” Project. The Law and Social Media Project came to an end in April 2025, and the Wahkohtowin Lodge has tak

tansi ninôtemik, As the school term comes to a close, so too does the ReconciliACTION YEG blog. We feel like we’ve done some immense...

tansi ninôtemik, In a recent discussion published by Alberta Native News, the founder of Rise Consulting, Annie Korver, shared the...

tansi ninôtemik, We have previously discussed the history of Indigenous women undergoing forced sterilization as well as the ongoing...

tansi ninôtemik, Yesterday the Faculty of Law had a visiting speaker from Vancouver, Ryan Beaton, who presented on The Legacy of...

tansi ninôtemik, Truth and Reconciliation Commission Call to Action #42 is one of eighteen Calls to Action dedicated to addressing...

tansi ninôtemik, The Trump administration, in another problematic move, continues to eradicate decades of discourse on empowering...

tansi ninôtemik, As discussed in a previous blog post , Canada is not bound by the decisions of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights...

tansi ninôtemik, Canada’s oldest company, Hudson’s Bay, is struggling financially and has filed for creditor protection.[1] While they...

With the spring equinox falling later this week on the 20th, it is time to recognize Two-Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQIA+ Celebration and...

tansi ninôtemik, On March 12, Indigenous peoples of Onihcikiskwapiwin (Saddle Lake Cree Nation, Kehewin Cree Nation, Onion Lake Cree...

tansi ninôtemik, Most Latin American States have agreed to be under the jurisdiction of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR)...

tansi ninôtemik, For those of us here in Edmonton, we are making our way out of hibernation, enjoying longer days and more sunshine!...

tansi ninôtemik, On March 2, the Canadian government and the Mississaugas Credit First Nation resolved their negotiations regarding land...

tansi ninôtemik, For the purpose of this blog post, we use the term “Indian” when discussing the Indian Act and registration under the...

tansi ninôtemik, In a recent blog post we discussed the federal court decision Kebaowek First Nation v Canada Nuclear Laboratories .[1]...

tansi ninôtemik, For the purpose of this blog post, we use the term “Indian” when discussing the Indian Act and registration under the...

Ever since the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) was adopted into domestic law in 2021 with An Act...

tansi ninôtemik, In a significant development for efforts towards reconciliation, the Government of Canada announced settlements with 21...

tansi ninôtemik, The ReconciliACTION team has previously discussed the R v Skibicki case from 2024, wherein a serial killer murdered four...