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- Legislating Belonging: Identity, Law & the Indian Act
By Casey Caines Photo by John Cameron  on Unsplash At the centre of Indian status and citizenship lies the pull between personal identity and state control. As Larry Gilbert writes, “[s]eeking and protecting one’s identity is a personal and a very human aspiration. It is seldom that the state i … Read more »
- Status, Membership, and Bill S-2: Proposed Amendments to the Indian Act
Tawow! Today’s post will briefly touch on Bill S-2 . Specifically, the proposed amendments to the Indian Act  that seek to address ongoing inequities , such as those from former enfranchisement  provisions. The debate around Bill S-2  is extensive. Bill S-2’s proposed amendments include chang … Read more »
- Indigenous law vs. Aboriginal law: A Short Resource
What is Indigenous law? What is Aboriginal law? One thing is certain – they are not the same thing. Sometimes Indigenous and Aboriginal law are conflated. Each are important and… Read more »
- Enforcing Indigenous Laws: Building Capacity and Pathways Forward
By Casey Caines While the recognition of Indigenous jurisdiction expands across Canada, the question of enforcement  remains one of the most persistent barriers to Indigenous justice systems. As Justice Canada’s Exploring Indigenous Justice Systems in Canada and Around the World  report found, t … Read more »
- Case Summary – Gitxaala v British Columbia (Chief Gold Commissioner), 2025 BCCA 430
Entrance to abandoned gold mine in Goldstream Provincial Park, near Victoria, British Columbia. Clint Lalonde, CC BY 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons. By Megan Reti In December, the British Columbia (“BCâ€�) Court of Appeal released the Gitxaala v British Columbia (Chief Gold Commissioner) , 2025 BCCA … Read more »