News

For Industry and First Nations, Shared Wariness in Search for Common Ground (Globe and Mail)

VANCOUVER — When some of British Columbia's top aboriginal leaders sat down with mining-industry heads in a series of meetings last week, two sides that have long been in conflict were brought face to face. . . go to article...

16 March, 2009

B.C. Puts Aboriginal Recognition Act on Hold (Globe and Mail)

VANCOUVER — In the face of growing opposition and concern over the implications of such a move, Premier Gordon Campbell has abandoned plans to push through speedy legislation granting unprecedented aboriginal title throughout British Columbia to the province's native groups. . . go to article...

15 March, 2009

Bolivia Passes Land from Rich to Poor (Reuters)

LA PAZ (Reuters) - Emboldened by a new leftist constitution, Bolivia President Evo Morales on Saturday handed over ownership of farmland seized by the state from wealthy estate holders to poor indigenous people. . . go to article...

14 March, 2009