Michael Murphy

25 Mar Aboriginal coalition wins backing for water rights campaign (The Australian)

Posted at 19:55h in News, Posts

An Aboriginal coalition has won Northern Territory government support for a radical plan to give traditional owners legal and commercial rights over inland waterways, lakes and underground basins across northern Australia. The coalition, steered by the father of reconciliation Pat Dodson, says traditional owners have...

24 Mar Reserve fears influx: Population of 8,000 might double because of proposed federal law (The Gazette)

Posted at 19:57h in News, Posts

Kahnawake, the Mohawk community of 8,000 on Montreal's South Shore, could see its population double as a result of a proposed federal law that aims to end discrimination against aboriginal women. If passed, Bill C-3 would amend Canada's Indian Act and extend Indian status to...

23 Mar Canada’s only native-run university thrown lifeline: Saskatchewan reaches deal to restore $5.2-million in funding for troubled First Nations University of Canada (The Globe and Mail)

Posted at 07:52h in News, Posts

Canada’s only aboriginal-run university has been thrown a lifeline by the Saskatchewan government just one week before its money was set to run out. The province has reached an agreement that will restore $5.2-million in funding for troubled First Nations University of Canada, and is...