The Supreme Court’s duty to consult ruling will create immense uncertainty: Dwight Newman in the Globe and Mail
While courts are meant to decide legal issues and to make the law clear so it guides conduct, a closer look shows that...
What the Supreme Court ruling means for Indigenous consultation: Dwight Newman in The Conversation
While the Mikisew Cree lost on their claim, the underlying developments in the case suggest that these issues are far from resolved, writes...
Ep. 15 - Indigenous Women Entrepreneurs and the Future of Indigenous Prosperity
In this episode, MLI Munk Senior Fellow Ken Coates is joined by Julie Ann Wriston to discuss her role in some major projects...
We are First Nations that support pipelines, when pipelines support First Nations: Stephen Buffalo in the Financial Post
Just as some Indigenous people protested the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, some supported it, writes Stephen Buffalo. By Stephen Buffalo, September 13, 2018...
Ep. 14 - Pursuing Indigenous and Northern Prosperity with Ken Coates and Dr. Greg Finnegan
In this episode, Ken Coates is joined by Dr. Greg Finnegan to discuss his role as Chief Executive Officer at Na-cho Nyak Dun...
Dwight Newman discusses Bill C-262 and UNDRIP with House Committee
Dwight Newman, Munk Senior Fellow at MLI, appeared before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs on April 17 to discuss...
Bill on implementing UNDRIP overly simplistic: Newman and Coates in The Hill Times
The UN Declaration on Indigenous Rights does not take into account the complexities of constitutional, legal, and political relations between Indigenous peoples and...
Jody Wilson-Raybould: forging a real partnership: Ken Coates for Inside Policy
Minister Wilson-Raybould has tackled one of the most pressing issues of our times – Indigenous legal and constitutional rights – with grace and determination,...
Helping Indigenous Peoples is about more than UN declarations: Ken Coates in the Ottawa Citizen
The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) is about more than speeches, statements and vague promises, writes Ken Coates. It...
