FN Governance

The Centre for First Nations Governance is a non-profit society that supports First Nations as they transition from the Indian Act to inherent right government.

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FROM INDIAN ACT TO SELF-DETERMINATION: The Transitional Governance Program. Participating First Nations create governing systems that are authorized by citizens to exercise their inherent rights. The Centre for First Nations Governance | https://t.co/0LOKmlVyjw

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@jwmcconnell @FN_TechCouncil Thank you so much McConnell Foundation for the essential and ongoing support you provide to the Centre for First Nations Governance.

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TREATY 9 FIRST NATIONS To File Claim Against Canada and Ontario Seeking Co-Jurisdiction Over Treaty 9 Lands. @FaskenLaw | https://t.co/2N0ryT113X

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NUCHATLAHT FIRST NATION on Vancouver Island's northwest coast, did not prove Aboriginal title for its entire claim area: There may be a need for a "reconsideration of the test for Aboriginal title as it relates to coastal First Nations." @CTVNewsVI | https://t.co/LZLOcrEGPx

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On the Great Slave Lake in NWT, the Ni Hat’ni Dene Indigenous Guardians spent several years observing the ice taking longer to form every winter. The Ni Hat’ni Dene Guardians program is one of 150 programs in Canada. @ILInationhood @CityNewsHFX | https://t.co/WMWeEFVNdl

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The GOVERNMENT OF BC just passed new provincial legislation that recognizes the Council of the Haida Nation as the government of the Haida Nation. @BCGovNews | https://t.co/fPE6JVAysB

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MCLEOD LAKE INDIAN BAND reaches revenue-sharing, land-management agreements with the Government of BC. @peopleoftherock @CBCNews | https://t.co/cTM5mUkS1y

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WHITECAP DAKOTA NATION signed a treaty agreement with Canada this week. The treaty affirms Whitecap Dakota Nation’s inherent rights to self-governance. @sasktoday | https://t.co/87rQyNiRnQ

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B.C. commits $200 million to implementation of UN Indigenous standard - Vernon Morning Star || https://t.co/Dc7qhhACcW

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LidarBC provides open public access to LiDAR and associated datasets. LiDAR uses aerial remote sensing technology to deliver highly detailed 3D mappings of landscapes. The Gov of BC recently anounced a $38M project to map all of BC. https://t.co/o0hIXbfgKa

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LiDAR’s Potential for Improving Archaeological Field Inventories in British Columbia, Indigenous Archaeology, and Beyond https://t.co/QmTx2r3ErT

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This new 87-turbine wind farm is owned and operated by the Henvey Inlet First Nation.

“This is a project to transform the economy of our First Nation. The impact job-wise is greater than we imagined.”
#NationalIndigenousPeoplesDay #cleanenergy

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First Nations lay claim to all critical minerals and rare earth elements in Saskatchewan. "At treaty, we agreed for the settlers — in order to have agriculture — to share a plough deep," "The minerals were never on the table." @fsinations @CBCNews | https://t.co/u2plAOrlZ8

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GITIXAALA AND EHATTESAHT FIRST NATIONS challenge BC Mineral Tenure Act in BC Supreme Court. Anyone with a free miner certificate can acquire mineral claims online in First Nations territories without their consultation or consent. @CBCNews | https://t.co/VrZo8Zv5kj

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SIMPCW FIRST NATION declares ecologically diverse watershed near Mount Robson Park an Indigenous protected area. @globalnews | https://t.co/V41NVWU3Sw https://t.co/y85K7lavfp

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LAW BULLETIN: Blueberry River and Other Treaty 8 First Nations Reach Agreement With BC That Aims to Reopen Land to Development, While Minimizing New Disturbances. @FaskenLaw | https://t.co/FEhEoiQkJ7

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RING OF FIRE RETHINK 'There is no access to critical minerals in Canada without Indigenous Peoples being at the table in a decision-making position,' said Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault @thenarwhalca | https://t.co/dfxepfSNGz

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Opinion: Indigenous Peoples are slowly but surely gaining control of traditional lands and a new Canada, one founded on a collaborative and Indigenous-informed ethos of environmental management, is emerging. @globeandmail | https://t.co/mhrRLYRud0

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Feds, Indigenous leaders commit to six month time frame for modern treaty policy development - @newsattheturtle @moderntreaties | https://t.co/izwbaRE6cT

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Lands inhabited by Indigenous Peoples contain 80% of the world’s remaining biodiversity. It’s key that land rights are respected and traditional knowledge is integrated into international environmental negotiations. @impakterdotcom | https://t.co/wtO0aQcoT4

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FIRST NATIONS EXPEDITION Over a three-week period, 56 participants from First Nations across Quebec will travel in what’s believed to be the longest snowmobile trail in the world – 4,500 kms through the territory of at least three nations. @APTNNews | https://t.co/mwFvmL1RqK