In May, Kebaowek First Nation leaders traveled to Ottawa to speak at the Assembly of First Nations Forum on Nuclear Waste Management, drawing national attention to one of the most significant Indigenous rights and environmental justice cases currently before the courts in Canada.Chief Lance...

As Earth Day approaches, Canada faces a difficult but necessary question: What is the value of a climate promise if there is no meaningful way to hold governments accountable for keeping it?On April 27th, two House groups from the Likhts’amisyu Clan of the Wet’suwet’en people will appear in court...

A recent court decision recognizing the Nuchatlaht Nation’s title over more than 200 square kilometres of Nootka Island marks a historic moment for Indigenous rights in Canada. The ruling affirms what Indigenous Nations have long maintained: that their laws, land stewardship, and governance...

In December 2025,  a coalition of First Nations communities from the Breathing Lands travelled to Toronto for a court hearing. The name “Breathing Lands” is used to describe the vast peatlands across Treaty No. 9 territory in Northern Ontario, which are globally significant in storing and...

A year has passed since Kebaowek First Nation (Kebaowek) went to Federal Court to challenge a decision over a nuclear waste facility. They received a favourable decision, but Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) is appealing the judicial review. Kebaowek is also cross-appealing on a narrow issue...