S Courts
IndigenousText
Statement from the Otipemisiwak Métis Government on Île-à-la-Crosse Boarding School Survivors Agreement with the Federal Government and Métis Nation – Saskatchewan Victory at the Supreme Court of Canada
Mar 05, 2025 The Otipemisiwak Métis Government stands in solidarity with the Survivors of the Île-à-la-Crosse boarding school who have reached a historic Agreement-in-Principle with the Government of Canada. This agreement, which includes a $27 million compensation package, and an additional $10 million for a community fund, is an important step forward in addressing the […]
by ahnationtalk on
Read MoreMainstream Aboriginal Related NewsText
Application submissions for share of historic $23 billion child welfare discrimination settlement to open March 10 – Windspeaker.com
February 11, 2025 Eligible First Nation individuals should “get ready” to apply for their share of a $23 billion federal settlement package acknowledging discriminatory practices in the First Nations child services program and narrow application of Jordan’s Principle. Assembly of First Nation National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, along with compensation administrator Deloitte, announced yesterday their […]
by ahnationtalk on
Read MoreIndigenousAudio
Bearspaw Treaty Annuity Class Action Update
On November 26, 2024, Bearspaw First Nation launched a class action for Treaty Annuities that claims to be on behalf of all individual members of Treaty 7 Nations (including Siksika Nation members). Siksika Nation started its own Treaty Annuities litigation in September 2023. The litigation alleges that Canada’s failure to adjust the $5 annuity payment […]
by ahnationtalk on
Read MoreMainstream Aboriginal Related NewsText
Treaty rights seminar in Samson Cree Nation hears Crown is obligated to provide clean water – Pipestone Flyer
February 5, 2025 Chief Watchmaker: ‘It’s not just a favour, it’s a duty enshrined in our Treaty’ Last month in Maskwacis, Samson Cree Nation and the International Organization of Indigenous Resource Development co-hosted the International Seminar on Treaties and Indigenous Laws, which featured presentations on upholding Treaty rights through national and international legal frameworks. Albert […]
by ahnationtalk on
Read MoreMainstream Aboriginal Related NewsText
Cochrane Sinclair Advocates for Justice in Treaty 7 Class Action Lawsuit – Cochrane Sinclair LLP
Bearspaw First Nation, represented by Cochrane Sinclair LLP, has filed a class action lawsuit against the federal government to address the failure to adjust $5 annuity payments promised under Treaty 7 since 1877. The lawsuit seeks justice for past and ongoing violations of treaty commitments, aiming to restore fairness and honor the sacred relationship between […]
by ahnationtalk on
Read MoreMainstream Aboriginal Related NewsText
Court certifies class-action lawsuit alleging abuse of Indigenous children in northern Alberta school – CBC
Jan 23, 2025 Claim alleges physical, psychological and sexual abuse École Notre Dame in 1960s and 1970s A judge has certified a class-action lawsuit over alleged abuse of Indigenous children sent to a northeast Alberta Catholic school in the 1960s and 1970s. Representative plaintiff Cynthia Iris Youngchief filed a lawsuit in 2019 against the federal […]
by ahnationtalk on
Read MoreMainstream Aboriginal Related NewsText
Chiniki, Goodstoney won’t join Bearspaw’s Treaty 7 annuity class action – LakelandToday.ca
December 20, 2024 Chiniki, Goodstoney leaders say they weren’t contacted about Bearspaws class-action lawsuit against the feds. ÎYÂRHE NAKODA – Two of the three Îyârhe Nakoda First Nations say they will not join Bearspaw First Nation’s recently launched class action lawsuit against the federal government over Treaty 7 annuity payments, citing a lack of consultation and […]
by ahnationtalk on
Read MoreIndigenousText
Otipemisiwak Métis Government to Advocate for Alberta Métis in Sixties Scoop Hearing
December 10, 2024 (Edmonton, AB) – A class action aiming to hold Canada accountable for the harms it inflicted on Métis and non-status Indian children in the Sixties Scoop is currently before the courts. From December 9-12, the Otipemisiwak Métis Government will participate as an intervener in the summary judgment hearing in Varley et al […]
by ahnationtalk on
Read MoreIndigenousText
Bearspaw First Nation of Treaty No. 7 Commence Annuity Payment Class Actions Against Federal Government
Chief Darcy Dixon of the Bearspaw First Nation, announced today the launch of a class action lawsuit against the federal government for failing to maintain the value of annuity payments under Treaty no. 7. This class action claim against Canada seeks remedies for Canada’s past and ongoing violation of the solemn promises made to Treaty […]
by ahnationtalk on
Read MoreMainstream Aboriginal Related NewsText
Bearspaw First Nation launches class action lawsuit against feds on Treaty 7 rights – Airdrie City View
November 27, 2024 “On a scale of one to 10 for exploitative actions by the Canadian government, this is an 11.” ÎYÂRHE NAKODA FIRST NATION – A class action lawsuit has been launched by Bearspaw First Nation against the federal government, claiming it has failed to maintain the value of annuity payments under Treaty No. […]
by ahnationtalk on
Read More