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7 First Nation Worker Retention Strategies

First Nation worker retention strategies are a topic of growing interest and discussion as Canada faces the challenge of insufficient numbers of skilled workers to fill its labour needs. As First Nation people are the fastest-growing and youngest...

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Status Indians and Taxes

It’s tax time and that means tax pain, as the television commercials say. Tax time is also the time of year that one hears the common myth that...

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Indigenous Name-Dropping - The Dead Cat Bounce

The funny thing about building effective relationships and Indigenous name-dropping is that unless you are very sure of your audience, you can have...

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Reconciliation the simplest gestures can make a difference

We start off this post with the following:

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Delgamuukw and Gisday’way - Who Are They?

We thought it might be of interest to our readers to learn a little about both of the men - Delgamuukw and Gisday'way - behind this famous court case.

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Delgamuukw and Gisday'way: The Reason We All Consult

The three commonly called Delgamuuk cases are a critical part of the constitutional puzzle of Aboriginal rights and title for British Columbia and...

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Six “Must Don'ts” for an Effective Indigenous Engagement Strategy - #2 in Series

In this second installment in our series of "Must-dos and Don’ts” for an effective Indigenous engagement strategy, we are providing six “don’ts” that...

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The Sparrow Case Affirms Constitutionally Protected Aboriginal Rights

The 1990 Supreme Court Decision in R. v. Sparrow was the first Supreme Court of Canada decision which applied s. 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982...

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Two “Must-Dos” for an Effective Indigenous Engagement Strategy - #1 in Series

When building an effective Indigenous engagement strategy or program, there are many simple things you can do which will go a long way to getting...

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The Indian Act Naming Policies

The federal government’s Indian Act policies for Indians or First Nation(s) people during the nineteenth century were primarily concerned with...

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