Few will argue that federal government Indigenous policy—whether Liberal or Conservative—has failed Canadians. The federal government will be spending some $21-billion on the delivery of Indigenous programs and services this year. Yet the boil water orders will...
Jack Major - the very well respected retired Supreme Court Justice - has now endorsed Peter Best’s book, “There Is No Difference”. Justice Major served on the Supreme Court from 1992 until 2005, when he retired shortly before the mandatory retirement age of 75. He was...
The Southern Chiefs’ Organization (SCO) is organizing protests to slow down traffic and inconvenience thousands of Manitoban heading to cottage country. Friday saw the first disruption on number one highway to Lake of the Woods. Chief Jerry Daniels explained: “We’re...
The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIW) report declares that violence against Indigenous women is genocide. Already, the Senate committee is at work dealing with some MMIW’s 200 plus recommendations. This as part of the Senate’s study of an omnibus...
There is some good news for mining in Manitoba, but the province needs to reform its mining policies for the sector to thrive. Despite some progress over the years, this province still has a hostile climate for investment and this needs to change. Vale recently...
The federal government has spotted another pretext to increase its scope: subsidized child care. Despite knowing economic lockdowns have caused massive job losses, Ottawa officials argue that unaffordable child care impedes women from returning to the workforce....
There are two encouraging developments coming from the top on Aboriginal issues. The first are public statements by National Chief Shawn Atleo of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) expressing a desire to 'disband' the Aboriginal Affairs department in favour of a new...
The Nisga’a authorities were informed of our activities in their territory while we conducted our research in the field and by telephone.
A study carried out by the Winnipeg-based Frontier Centre for Public Policy reveals that, while aboriginal self-government is not all it’s cracked up to be, the Nisga’a are fairly happy with the aftermath of their treaty.
A recent column on First Nation governance has angered some First Nation reporters. The editorial in the Calgary Herald welcomes a recent Federal Court decision to remove chief and council from Bearspaw First Nation in southern Alberta for violating the rule of law on...
The Nisga’a Treaty was an experiment in self-government, which led the Frontier Centre to recently embark on a study looking at how the treaty has impacted quality of governance and services.
Thirteen years after the Nisga’a Treaty granted unprecedented rights to a First Nations community in British Columbia, a new study shows the Nisga’a are divided about how their community is faring.
A study carried out by the Winnipeg-based Frontier Centre for Public Policy reveals that, while aboriginal self-government is not all it’s cracked up to be, the Nisga’a are fairly happy with the aftermath of their treaty.
In an apparent vindication of the rule of law, a Federal Court ruling has temporarily put an end to a dispute on Bearspaw First Nation, a band located in southern Alberta. The judge ordered chief and council from office pending an election within 60 days. Problems...
An ambitious new study asks the Nisga’a people if a self-government agreement has worked to their benefit or to their detriment.