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Ten Things You Didn’t Know About Alberta’s Consultation Policy
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, This week we are discussing the Crown’s duty to consult. Today’s post looks at ten little-known, yet telling, facts...

Duty to Consult: Ermineskin Cree Nation v Canada
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, This week we are discussing the Crown’s duty to consult. Today’s post is about the change made to the duty to consult...

Indigenous Resistance to Provincial "Sovereignty" Acts
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, Today’s post will explore First Nations’ responses to provincial legislation that has been proposed and passed without...

Representative Authority in Métis Consultation
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, This week on the ReconciliACTION blog, we are going to discuss the duty to consult and how it relates to Indigenous...

Climate Change: An Issue Rooted in Colonialism
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, This week we have introduced our March topic, Indigenous people and the environment. One cannot think about “the...

Land Rights, Oil Sands & the Most Important Bison Herd You’ve (Probably) Never Heard of
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, Alberta’s oil sands are back in the news after 5.3 million litres of toxic tailings leaked from Imperial Oil’s Kearl...

Kawaskimhon 2023: Indigenous Law Moot
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, A few days ago, I participated in the Kawaskimhon Moot, which was held in Victoria this year. Students and coaches from...

Cumulative impacts on First Nation Lands
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, This month on the ReconciliACTION blog, we discuss the complex relationships between Indigenous peoples, the...

Land Defenders and the Criminalization of Indigenous Law
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, For the next few weeks on the ReconciliACTION blog, we will be discussing the environment in relation to Indigenous...

ILSA Speaker Series: Honourable Madam Justice Michelle O'Bonsawin live at the UofA today!
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, Friday, March 10th is the last day of the Indigenous Law Students’ Association 2023 Speaker Series. What an honour it...

ILSA Speakers Series: Duncan's First Nation's Fight to Protect Treaty Rights from Cumulative Effects
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, This week, we are highlighting speakers at the 2023 Indigenous Law Students Association (ILSA) Speakers Series, March 6...

Gabrielle Fayant: The Power of Grassroots and Youth
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, The Indigenous Law Students’ Association’s annual Speaker Series continues today (in-person and virtually), with...

Professor Tamara (Baldhead) Pearl- Using an "Anti-Dominance" Framework
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, Today, Tuesday, March 7, 2023, marks the second day of the Indigenous Law Students’ Association’s annual Speaker...

Friedland and Lightning-Earle: The Tully Wheel Exercise
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, The 2023 Indigenous Law Students’ Association Speaker Series is here! Beginning today, March 6, and continuing each day...

R v Ellis: Recognizing the first law of New Zealand
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, Over the last couple of weeks, the blog has been focusing on the operation and revitalization of Indigenous laws and...

MNA's Updated Self-Government Agreement and Possible Effects on the Relationship with Alberta
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, This week on the blog, we are examining the path forward to revitalizing Indigenous law and recognizing the inherent...

The Path Forward: Cowessess First Nation & Child Welfare
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, This week, we are talking about the revitalization of Indigenous legal traditions, and the path forward with...

Restorative Justice - A Path Forward
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, In today’s post, we will be looking at restorative justice within the Canadian criminal justice system. While the term...

50th Anniversary Milestone for Self-Governance
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, This week on the blog, we are looking at the paths forward with regard to Indigenous law revitalization, and the...
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