The BC Human Rights Tribunal Leads the Way for the Implementation of UNDRIP The BC Human Rights Tribunal is at the forefront for implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (“UNDRIP”), in keeping with BC’s commitment to... Frances Rosner
December 2020 Environmental Sustainability and Customary Indigenous Law Indigenous artists are incorporating customary laws into environmental sustainability efforts to move into a climate friendly future. Customary Law encompasses Indigenous elder teachings of... Randolph W. Robinson
October 2020 70K Legal Battle Leads to Finding that the MCFD Made Unauthorized Orders on a Parent When parents become involved with the Ministry of Children and Family Development (“MCFD”) following a child protection report, one of the potential responses is the creation of safety...
August 2020 Reconciliation as a Massive Failure Denial and violence is at the heart of Canada’s past and present Dr Bruce McIvor
August 2020 First Nations’ Injunctions & Unfairness When an injunction is sought by First Nations (“FN”) people, it is often rejected. Large corporations and provincial authorities, conversely, have considerably more success obtaining... Carrie Robinson
June 2020 Cutting Connections to Indigenous Children in Care During COVID-19 In response to COVID-19, the Ministry of Children and Family Development (“MCFD”) developed and implemented a blanket policy suspending in-person visits between children in care and... Frances Rosner
June 2020 Exercising Indigenous Sovereignty in the Pandemic Although this pandemic has brought major shifts in the ways we are working, relating, and coping with new realities of daily life, the tide of Rights Recognition seems to have largely remained... Dallas Tooshkenig & Patricia Barkaskas
April 2020 Indigenous Smudging and Hoop Dancing Prayer Will Continue in Alberni District No. 70 On January 8, 2020, The Honourable Mr. Justice Thompson decided that exposure to an Indigenous smudging ceremony and prayer associated with traditional hoop dancing in a Port Alberni elementary... Frances Rosner
April 2020 Alternative to Private Practice In-house counsel at a First Nations organization Grant Christoff