Niniibawtamin Anishinaabe Aki Gathering: Protecting the Land and Water from Mining Extraction and Radioactive Contamination

Our latest blog reflects on our experience attending the Niniibawtamin Anishinaabe Aki (translation: “Stand Up for Our Land”) Gathering in Thunder Bay, Ontario alongside our client, the Friends of the Attawapiskat River.

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URGENT: Use our new legal resources to respond to Ontario’s Bill 5 implementation

The government is moving ahead with implementing Bill 5 and now is a key moment to speak out. Read our latest blog to access our three briefing notes setting out our key concerns and recommendations in response to draft regulations on Special Economic Zones, species at risk and archaeological assessments.

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Protecting Treaty 9 Lands and Waters: A Case Study of Indigenous-led Climate Action through Treaty Promises

The Hudson Bay and James Bay Lowlands of northern Ontario form one of the world’s most vital carbon sinks and life supporting areas, as an ecosystem of profound cultural importance. Despite its global significance, this fragile region faces an unprecedented threat from proposed mining development in the area popularly known as the Ring of Fire.

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Strengthen, Don’t Dilute: A look at Bill C-5 and what Canada must do to uphold Indigenous rights, government accountability, and environmental safeguards

LAND’s 2025 summer law student, Jana Abu Deyah, offers her reflections and commentary on Bill C-5, An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada Act, raising questions about government accountability, environmental safeguards and how exactly Indigenous rights will be respected.

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