The explosive political climate Danielle Smith is stoking in Alberta could lead to Constitutional unravelling, further harm to treaty rights and violence against those she suggests a threat to her agenda.
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Can Aboriginal title truly co-exist with fee simple title — the ownership of full, permanent property rights? Recent First Nations agreements show no one has complete control over their land.
The disputes raise questions about the region’s economy and environment, as well as national priorities over energy, water, climate and Indigenous rights.
Energy and natural resources development projects carry risks and costs that could stretch far into the future. That’s why it’s so risky to streamline or fast-track approval processes.
The Treaty 4 Agricultural Benefits Settlement aims to address unmet Crown promises, but tensions over governance, transparency and leadership could undermine its potential for Indigenous communities.
How can the Liberal Party’s energy ambitions support just and equitable energy transitions?
Encampment sweeps in Edmonton are a brutal attack on both human and treaty rights, as well as a continuation of the violent removal of Indigenous Peoples from their land.
Twenty-five years after the landmark Delgamuukw case, Canada is still failing to fulfil its legal obligations to Indigenous Peoples.
The dispute over the Mi'kmaw lobster fishery isn’t only about money — it’s about who has the authority to govern and define these activities.
The message from commercial fishers is that fishing in St. Marys Bay outside the commercial season is illegal and a conservation concern. In fact, it is neither.
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Professor Emerita, Marine Affairs Program, Dalhousie University
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Associate Professor of Sociology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Athabasca University
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Assistant Professor of Criminology, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Associate Professor, Canada Research Chair, Integrated Ocean and Coastal Governance, Dalhousie University
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IDPhD Candidate, Marine Affairs Program, Dalhousie University
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Associate Professor of Community Engagement and Political Science, University of Guelph
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Postdoctoral researcher, Memorial University of Newfoundland
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Adjunct Research Professor in Work and Labour, Carleton University
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Assistant Professor of Indigenous Communication, Identity and Community, Simon Fraser University
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Professor, Environmental and Urban Change, York University, Canada
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Associate Professor of First Nations Studies; Adjunct Professor of Education, University of Northern British Columbia
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Professor of Practice & Engagement, School for Environment & Sustainability; Director of the University of Michigan Water Center, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor in Indigenous Governance, University of Victoria
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Associate Professor of Political Ecology, University of Victoria