HDI Calls for an Overhaul of Ontario’s Flawed Archaeology Records System

Review, Repair, Release are three calls to government to address the inaccuracy and inaccessibility of the Ontario Archaeological Sites Database (OASD) Toronto, ON – The Haudenosaunee Development Institute (HDI) will appear at the Ontario Archaeological Society (OAS) Symposium on October 24 to call for urgent reforms to the province’s flawed archaeological records system. HDI will […]

In Canada, Consent Isn’t Equal: Federal Court Weakens Indigenous Rights and Regulatory Powers in Kebaowek First Nation v. Canadian Nuclear Laboratories

Canadian court rules that Free, Prior and Informed Consent does not constitute consent in land development but instead a “right to a robust process.” The Federal Court’s recent ruling in Kebaowek First Nation v. Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, 2025 FC 319, underscores ongoing systemic discrimination within Canada’s legal framework regarding Indigenous rights. The decision affirms that […]