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The Supreme Court of Canada has quickly dismissed an appeal case on Native gaming rights and, in the process, cast serious doubts on the future of Aboriginal self-government.

The highest court in the land unanimously dismissed the gaming case on Feb. 26 without hearing arguments from the federal and provincial governments. The case, which was scheduled to last two days, was thrown out after only a half-day of arguments from lawyers representing Native bands and organizations.

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The Supreme Court of Canada has quickly dismissed an appeal case on Native gaming rights and, in the process, cast serious doubts on the future of Aboriginal self-government.

The highest court in the land unanimously dismissed the gaming case on Feb. 26 without hearing arguments from the federal and provincial governments. The case, which was scheduled to last two days, was thrown out after only a half-day of arguments from lawyers representing Native bands and organizations.

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Collecting millions of dollars in property taxes will be a lot easier for Aboriginals living on reserves under a new agreement signed by Indian Affairs Minster Ron Irwin.

Irwin inked a deal with the Indian Taxation Advisory Board on March 13, giving the Board a formal mandate to help First Nations collect property taxes from non-Natives using reserve lands.

The power to collect taxes is a significant step toward greater self-determination, Irwin said.

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Collecting millions of dollars in property taxes will be a lot easier for Aboriginals living on reserves under a new agreement signed by Indian Affairs Minster Ron Irwin.

Irwin inked a deal with the Indian Taxation Advisory Board on March 13, giving the Board a formal mandate to help First Nations collect property taxes from non-Natives using reserve lands.

The power to collect taxes is a significant step toward greater self-determination, Irwin said.

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Less than a year into his mandate, Jerry Peltier has been ousted as Grand Chief of Kanehsatake after he and his opponents traded accusations of wrong-doing and corruption.

After months of controversy surrounding Peltier's administration, members of the Mohawk Nation near Oka, Que. voted by secret ballot to remove Peltier from office. The motion to oust the chief was won by 169 votes to 48.

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The world's largest wetland area and the Indigenous peoples who live there are endangered by the construction of Hidrovia, a mega-project with costs that may exceed $5 billion. The development would see the dredging, widening and straightening of the Parana and Paraguay rivers for more than 3,500 km.

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The world's largest wetland area and the Indigenous peoples who live there are endangered by the construction of Hidrovia, a mega-project with costs that may exceed $5 billion. The development would see the dredging, widening and straightening of the Parana and Paraguay rivers for more than 3,500 km.

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Two officers with the Saskatchewan Dragoons militia unit have been suspended pending a military investigation into a training exercise with allegedly racist overtones at Camp Dundurn in September 1995.

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Two officers with the Saskatchewan Dragoons militia unit have been suspended pending a military investigation into a training exercise with allegedly racist overtones at Camp Dundurn in September 1995.

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If pressed, Hans Matthews, could run to Parliament Hill within five minutes from his office at the consulting firm Price Waterhouse. But under no circumstances will he go running to government for money for the two-year-old Canadian Aboriginal Minerals Association.

Matthews says CAMA might spend more time justifying or documenting its use rather than getting on with the task of improving communities and mining companies that are running operations on their land.