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Why privatization of reserve lands risks aboriginal ruin (The Lawyers Weekly)

The federal government is exploring a voluntary regime of private ownership of reserve lands in Canada. This is an idea that is premature and short-sighted. Advocates of this proposal say that the current communal stewardship of traditional lands by First Nations stifles development and stunts financial...

24 September, 2010

Locals lead fight to cut Aboriginal disadvantage (The Australian)

THE outback town of Wilcannia has set ambitious targets to reduce chronic Aboriginal disadvantage. The town has struck a pioneering agreement with the federal and NSW governments to establish nurses in schools, indigenous-run small businesses, and better healthcare for pregnant women. The former opal mining town has become...

23 September, 2010

Four sparks light aboriginal fires (The Star)

Last week, the Ontario government announced that it planned to pass the Far North Act, a controversial piece of legislation that is designed to reconcile environmental, business and indigenous interests in Northern Ontario. In response to this announcement, First Nation leaders such as Grand Chief...

21 September, 2010