Indigenous lobster fishing: N.S. judge says dispute must be handled by Ottawa

Human rights commission urges Ottawa to recognize indigenous laws

The Canadian Human Rights Commission is urging the federal government to recognize the validity of indigenous laws, arguing communities affected by what it calls environmental racism have too few ways to seek justice.

FIRST READING: Even the new ‘conservative’ Supreme Court justice has a weakness for identity politics

Glenn Joyal compelled Manitoba lawyers to state their pronouns in court, and seeks a 'tri-jural' system where Indigenous law is co-equal with Canadian law

First Nation chief says landowner waited too long to challenge Cowichan title case

A BC judge rejected a major landowner’s bid to reopen the Cowichan title case, a decision a First Nation chief says shows Aboriginal title cannot be treated as an afterthought once landowners dislike the outcome.

Iowa judges take ICE to task for violating court orders

Clark Kauffman is deputy editor at Iowa Capital Dispatch, where this article first appeared on June 30. Two federal judges in Iowa have sharply criticized government officials for repeatedly violating the law in immigration cases, with one Iowa ICE enforcement officer held in contempt for “astonishing conduct” and willfully violating a court order. The two [] The post Iowa judges take ICE to task for violating court orders appeared first on Bleeding Heartland.

Some Indigenous people wary of Order of Canada’s “colonial symbolism”: federal study

OTTAWA — Indigenous community members have encouraged federal officials to reflect on how the Order of Canada can overcome its “deep colonial symbolism and associations,” says an internal government presentation on efforts to modernize the Canadian honours system. The April presentation, prepared for the Order of Canada Advisory Council, says recent feedback indicates that accepting [] The post Some Indigenous people wary of Order of Canada’s “colonial symbolism”: federal study appeared first on Loonie Politics.