Category Archives : Indigenous

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Indigenous Co-Governance in Protecting the Athabasca River from Tar Sands Effluent

Filed in: Environmental Justice Healthy Watersheds and Airsheds Indigenous Mining & Energy Northern Pollution Sustainable Communities | by

At the end of August, the ELC appeared before a United Nations Reactive Monitoring Mission hearing on behalf of the Mikisew Cree First Nation to present findings from a recently released ELC report on how to regulate any proposed release >

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Recognizing Indigenous Laws and Jurisdictions: Examples and Opportunities

Filed in: Environmental Justice Government Healthy Watersheds and Airsheds Indigenous Land Law reform National Sustainable Communities | by

The ELC’s work primarily serves British Columbia, but it often has much wider usefulness and impact. Such was the case that led to our recent collaborative work with the Justice and Corporate Accountability Project (JCAP) on an Amicus Curiae brief >

The Case for Indigenous Guardian Programs

Filed in: Access to Justice Environmental Justice Government Healthy Watersheds and Airsheds Indigenous Land Law reform Mining & Energy National Pollution Province-wide Resilient Coast Species Sustainable Communities | by

Indigenous Guardians monitor and protect the lands and waters on their territory. They are the “eyes and ears” of a First Nation on the ground. Guardians monitor the activities of resources users, enforce federal, provincial, and Indigenous laws, gather data >

The Case for a Guardian Network Initiative

Filed in: Environmental Justice Government Healthy Watersheds and Airsheds Indigenous Land Law reform Province-wide Resilient Coast Sustainable Communities | by

A report prepared by the BC First Nations Energy and Mining Council and the UVic Environmental Law Centre that calls upon provincial and federal governments to collaborate with Nations and Guardians to establish a Guardian Network Initiative across the province >