June 21, 2026, represents the 30th anniversary of National Indigenous Peoples Day. The date chosen for its deep cultural significance as the summer solstice and the longest day of the year, June 21 was designated as National Indigenous Peoples Day. The da...
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Between April and June 2026, there have been several significant developments in Iskatewizaagegan Independent First Nation’s litigation concerning the taking of water from Shoal Lake, including examinations of key community witnesses, a historic vis...
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On June 8, 2026, the Special Investigations Unit (“SIU”) released a Corrigendum (correction) to its Director’s Report, initially released on July 14, 2025. Prior to its public release, legal counsel for the Ostberg-Beardy family sent correspondence ...
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On June 4, 2026, Falconers LLP Associate, Jordan Tully, and Law Clerk, Athar Ali, had the distinct pleasure of attending Nishnawbe Aski Nation’s (“NAN”) annual charity golf tournament. Hosted at Whitewater Golf Club in Thunder Bay, this year’s tou...
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On May 29, 2026, leadership from Nishnawbe Aski Nation (“NAN”), Chiefs of Ontario (“COO”), and Indigenous Services Canada (“ISC”) gathered to celebrate the implementation of the Ontario Final Agreement (“OFA”). NAN Grand Chief Alvin Fiddle...
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In a historic decision by Justice Gibson of the Superior Court of Justice (The Regional Municipality of Waterloo v Named Respondents and Persons Unknown, 2026 ONSC 2971), the by-law set to evict the encampment residents was not only found to be discrimina...
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On May 13 and 14, 2026, technicians and Delegated First Nation Agency representatives from across Treaty 8 Alberta gathered in Edmonton to discuss a potential regional agreement on the long-term reform of the First Nations Child and Family Services Progra...
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On May 8, 2026, Nishnawbe Aski Nation (“NAN”) appeared before the Ontario Court of Appeal (“ONCA”), seeking leave to intervene in B.M. v. Ontario, a proposed class action concerning off-reserve Indigenous children and families impacted by ...
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On May 5, 2026, people across Canada recognize the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2-Spirit (MMIWG2S+) people in Canada. The day is meant to remember, honour, and raise awareness for the high rates of violen...
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The residents of the encampment located at 100 Victoria Street in Kitchener, Ontario are set to be evicted, per a by-law passed by the Region of Waterloo, without a plan for where they are meant to live. Aboriginal Legal Services (“ALS”) has intervene...
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