Lorraine Land
polarlawyer.bsky.social
Lorraine Land
@polarlawyer.bsky.social
Indigenous rights lawyer, realist, reluctant optimist, coffee-dependent, occasionally dog-obsessed.
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Embarrassing. They're going to feel so stupid in 10 years when nobody's wearing dead salmon hats anymore.
Orcas start wearing dead salmon hats again after ditching the trend for 37 years
Orcas off the coast of Washington State are balancing dead fish on their heads like it's the 1980s, but researchers still aren't sure why they do it.
www.livescience.com
November 28, 2024 at 3:14 AM
Best part of my day: reading the daily horoscope for my dog, so I know what chaos to anticipate for the day 🐶❤️
November 26, 2024 at 7:40 PM
I can’t believe this is still an issue. Every situation requiring oaths in Canada (from elected officials including this Yukon municipal council but also MPs, lawyers, etc) should have an alternative to having to swear allegiance to the King. It’s 2024 not 1867. Sheesh.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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November 23, 2024 at 5:45 PM
It’s good to finally see the federal apology and compensation for the historic slaughter of Inuit sled dogs in Nunavik, following the 2019 apology to Qikiqtani Inuit in Nunavut for sled dog slaughters there. I wish more Canadians knew of this history www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Ottawa to compensate Inuit in Nunavik for mass sled dog slaughter | CBC News
Ottawa will offer financial compensation to Inuit in Nunavik for the devastation caused by the mass slaughter of their sled dogs, the Crown-Indigenous relations minister tells CBC News.
www.cbc.ca
November 19, 2024 at 7:24 PM
So, is everyone else getting multiple emails and calls from American contacts & friends thinking of moving to Canada right now? Just had my 4th one in a week … lucky Canadian universities and professional orgs! (Graphic image courtesy of ChatGPT 😂).
November 17, 2024 at 5:19 PM
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Doug Ford’s attack on bike lanes has impacts beyond Toronto's streets. In smaller cities, like Peterborough, Ont., bike lanes have made roads safer, and downtowns more vibrant spaces to visit — and these efforts could now be in jeopardy. #ONpoli #Ptbo thenarwhal.ca/opinion-onta...
Doug Ford’s war on bike lanes makes streets less safe | The Narwhal
Ontario’s proposed Bill 212 steps on the toes of municipalities looking to build bike lanes to make their communities safer and more sustainable
thenarwhal.ca
November 14, 2024 at 6:26 PM
Me joining the path others are travelling right now, leaving X behind for #BlueSky and more civil and interesting discourse - it is so refreshing already to be on here …
November 16, 2024 at 4:41 AM
Congrats to my @oktlaw.bsky.social colleagues for the hard work and these results on the Wolastoqey #AboriginalTitle case. The NB court denied a Crown motion to strike and in doing so confirmed that Abor Title can extend the privately held lands www.oktlaw.com/aboriginal-t...
Aboriginal title can be declared over privately-owned land - OKT | Olthuis Kleer Townshend LLP
Friday, November 15, 2024 The six Wolastoqey Nations in New Brunswick recently received a precedent-setting decision in their Aboriginal title claim. In Wolastoqey Nations v New Brunswick and Canada, ...
www.oktlaw.com
November 15, 2024 at 11:24 PM
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Police in Ontario may soon enforce First Nation laws following a landmark court victory for Mississauga First Nation.

Chief Brent Niganobe says police have already been in touch.

Watch the full interview on Nation to Nation: youtu.be/JbkMTSaeyYE?...
November 15, 2024 at 8:04 PM