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Do First Nation members hold Aboriginal and treaty rights individually or collectively? Or, put more simply do the interests of individuals trump those of the collective or vice versa? There’s a situation unfolding just outside Ottawa that...
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There was a really great item in the news in early September about President Obama. While on a trip to Alaska, he joined some young Alaskan native...
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James B. (Jamie) Wilson is the former* Commissioner, Treaty Relations Commission of Manitoba. He is passionate about the importance of treaty...
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James B. (Jamie) Wilson, B.A., U.S.T.C., M.Ed. is the Commissioner, Treaty Relations Commission of Manitoba In an Opaskwayak Cree Nation family...
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Consultation with First Nations is a key issue for First Nations, governments (federal, provincial, and local), and the corporate sector (project...
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When planning your consultation and negotiation meetings with the Nation on whose traditional or treaty lands you hope to work, it’s important to get...
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"Take a Hike is a full-time alternative education program that engages at-risk youth through a unique combination of adventure-based learning,...
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If you are experiencing a high turnover of Indigenous hires, then your recruitment efforts are working but your retention efforts are failing. This...
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What constitutes Indigenous relations best practices? Here are a few suggestions for consideration.
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Lyle Viereck recently launched a private consulting firm, Lyle Viereck Consulting Services Inc. As the former Director of Aboriginal Relations and...
