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Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Takes The Alberta Energy Regulator To Court – Western Wheel
March 11, 2024 The lawsuit ask the AFCN receive at least a portion of royalties the Alberta government received from the mine which is estimated to be $300 million, in addition to $500 million in damages. (ANNews) – Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation’s (AFCN) chief served the head of the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) with lawsuit […]
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Notice of Reloaction of Siksika Court House
February 29, 2024 Please be advised that the Siksika Court Office will be closed for renovations as of Monday, March 4, 2024, to Friday, April 12, 2024, inclusive. During this period, unless otherwise noted, all court matters will be held at: Strathmore Court of Justice 226 – 2nd Avenue Strathmore, AB T1P 1A3 Phone: (403) […]
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Indigenous leaders laud beautiful, happy Supreme Court ruling on child welfare jurisdiction – Windspeaker.com
February 12th, 2024 The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that the federal government was within its constitutional right to pass jurisdiction to Indigenous communities for the care of their children and families through a federal statute. “I’d be lying if I said that I wasn’t worried about (the Feb. 9 judgement) all week. I […]
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Métis Nation within Alberta Applauds Supreme Court Ruling on Bill C-92
Edmonton, AB – The Supreme Court of Canada released its decision today on the Government of Québec’s challenge to Bill C-92: An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families. Today, the Supreme Court upheld the legislation. The Act affirms that, “The inherent right of self-government recognized and affirmed by section 35 […]
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Métis Nation within Alberta Applauds Supreme Court Ruling on Bill C-92
EDMONTON, AB, Feb. 9, 2024 – The Supreme Court of Canada released its decision today on the Government of Québec’s challenge to Bill C-92: An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families. Today, the Supreme Court upheld the legislation. The Act affirms that, “The inherent right of self-government recognized and affirmed by […]
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Métis Will Seek Leave to Supreme Court of Canada on the Duty to Negotiate
dmonton, AB (February 2, 2024) – Today, Alberta’s Court of Appeal released its decision in Métis Nation of Alberta v. Alberta (Indigenous Relations). The case is about the Kenney Government’s 2019 decision to end five years of negotiations with the Métis Nation of Alberta (“MNA”, now the Otipemisiwak Métis Government) on the development of a […]
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Alberta sued for discriminating against children in care by taking their child allowance benefits – The Globe and Mail
Treaty 8 chiefs and representative plaintiffs are leading the charge for Indigenous children living off-reserve and in care of the province who were denied their Children’s Special Allowance (CSA) benefit. A statement of claim was filed against Alberta and Canada Nov. 24 in Court of King’s Bench in Edmonton alleging Alberta withheld hundreds of millions […]
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Child and Youth Advocate’s annual report highlights critical issues impacting young people
November 27, 2023 Edmonton, Alberta Terri Pelton, provincial Child and Youth Advocate, has released the 2022–2023 Annual Report of the Office of the Child and Youth Advocate (OCYA). This year’s annual report provides a summary of OCYA major activities during the past year and an overview of the office’s recommendations to government. “This year, we […]
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Possible class-action lawsuit filed in Alberta over child special allowance payments – Elliotlake Today
EDMONTON — The Alberta and federal governments are facing a potential class-action lawsuit over how the province handled payments for children in care. A statement of claim filed Friday alleges Alberta took payments received from Ottawa that were meant to provide benefits for children in care and folded them into general revenue to offset the […]
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Indigenous staff press ahead with discrimination lawsuit against on-reserve oil and gas agency – CBC
Oct 31, 2023 Lead plaintiff calls allegations ‘disturbing’ Indigenous civil servants are seeking Federal Court certification for a proposed class-action lawsuit alleging systemic racism and chronic toxicity at the Canadian government’s on-reserve oil and gas agency. The plaintiffs filed a batch of affidavits last month, detailing allegations of pervasive bullying, discrimination, harassment and intimidation at […]
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