Category: land rights

Indigenous Rights Pioneer and Founder of Yothu Yindi, Yunupingu Dies

Visionary land rights pioneer Yunupingu is being remembered by his people as “a giant of the nation” as they mourn his death in northeast Arnhem Land. Surrounded by his family and ceremonial adornments, Yunupingu, 74, died peacefully at his home in northeast Arnhem Land on Monday morning, the Youth Yindi Foundation confirmed. “A giant of…


Alberta Tables Bill to Amend Trespass Act to Address Feds Entering Private Land Without Permission

An omnibus “red tape” bill tabled by the Alberta government on March 8 proposes to modify existing trespass legislation to apply to federal government employees entering private land without permission.  Bill 9, the Red Tape Reduction Statutes Amendment Act, 2023, is the province’s seventh red tape reduction bill. If passed, the bill will amend 14…