Indigenous

First Nations leaders are calling on Ottawa to make residential school denialism a criminal form of hate speech.

A B.C. Supreme Court judge has dismissed a bid by a Richmond property owner to reopen the landmark case that granted Cowichan Tribes Aboriginal title to part of the city.

The Supreme Court of Canada will hear British Columbia’s appeal of a landmark ruling that found parts of the province’s mineral tenure system conflict with its Indigenous rights law, setting up a major legal test of how UNDRIP applies in B.C. courts.

Two First Nations say their treaty bills are being mischaracterized as opposition grows from neighbouring nations over unresolved land claims and calls to pause the ratification process.

The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs is urging the province to delay two treaty bills, warning unresolved territorial overlaps could fuel conflict between First Nations.

Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak is urging the United Nations to condemn British Columbia’s shifting stance on a key reconciliation law, calling the province’s actions a “step backwards” for Indigenous rights.

Premier David Eby said he was wrong to push changes to British Columbia’s Indigenous rights law this spring, as his government backs away from proposed legislation after reaching a new agreement with First Nations leaders.

The British Columbia government has tabled a bill to implement a treaty with the Kitselas First Nation in west-central B.C. It comes amid pushback from neighbouring First Nations, who say the treaty would infringe on their territorial rights.

British Columbia has tabled legislation to implement a treaty with K’ómoks First Nation, marking a major milestone in a process that began more than 30 years ago.