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How Canada used the Indian Act to target Indigenous leaders

For nearly 25 years, from 1927 to 1951, Section 141 of the Indian Act made it illegal for Indigenous Peoples to fundraise or hire lawyers to pursue land and rights claims against the Canadian government without permission from the Department of Indian Affairs.

The Conversation · 2h ago

"Brackeen's Third Sovereign"

I much appreciated the guest-post by Prof. Lorianne Updike Toler (Northern Illinois) on Brackeen back in November, based on her recent University of Chicago Law Review article, The Missing Indian Affairs Clause; now that Brackeen has been handed down, I thought I'd pass along this follow-up: Halaand v. Brackeen, which…

Reason · Jun 24, 2023

Energy loan program for tribal lands remains untapped

WASHINGTON — A federal tribal energy loan program that has never been used is getting bipartisan attention from the leaders of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee.

Tribune News Service · Apr 4, 2023

Why the Pope's visit is important to all Canadians

For whom did Pope Francis really organize his July 24-29 trip to Canada?

The Conversation · Jul 21, 2022