by Michael Coyle | Aug 21, 2023 | Conferences, Uncategorized
In April Michael was invited by the University of Aix-Marseille to give public presentations in Marseille and Aix-en Provence, France on the accountability of resource companies to Indigenous peoples. Focussing on the record in Canada beginning with Inco’s...
by Michael Coyle | Nov 6, 2021 | Breaking News, Topics of Interest
On November 5th, 2021 the Ontario Court of Appeal released its decision in Restoule v Canada (Attorney General). The Court largely upheld the findings of the trial judge that Canada and Ontario are required to negotiate the issue of modern annuity levels with its...
by Michael Coyle | Mar 6, 2021 | Breaking News, Conferences
Michael will be participating in three conferences this Spring. All focus, in one way or another, on the rightful place of Indigenous jurisdiction in Canada. The first, on March 18, 2021, will be hosted by the University of Québec. The topic is “Can Sovereignty...
by Michael Coyle | Feb 6, 2021 | Facilitation News
Michael facilitates the deliberations of the StormFisher Environmental Public Liaison Committee (PLC). StormFisher operates a plant in south London that converts waste into fertiliser, while producing renewable energy. The PLC was formed to allow constructive...
by Michael Coyle | Nov 30, 2020 | First Nations Mediation, Indigenous Law, Mediation News
November 30, 2020: So pleased that both the Aamjiwnaang and the Kettle and Stony Point First Nations have ratified the Clench land claim settlement, with over 90% of the community members voting in favour. in the summer of 2019 I was honoured to mediate negotiations...
by Michael Coyle | Nov 15, 2020 | Indigenous Law, Publications
November 2020: Michael’s chapter on the place of Indigenous laws in Canada and Aotearoa/New Zealand was selected for the book “Global Legal Pluralism”, published in October 2020 by Oxford University Press. The book is a collection of writings by...
by Michael Coyle | Jun 7, 2018 | Indigenous Law, Research
I continue to focus on the place of Indigenous law within Canada’s legal structures, and the importance of Indigenous values in environmental decision-making. Here is some of what I have been doing: On June 2018, I became part of an award winning research grant,...
by Michael Coyle | Sep 11, 2017 | Breaking News, Research
My SSHRC funded report on the nature and diversity of Indigenous laws in Canada has now been released. It reviews and analyzes all that has been written on the subject, in French and in English. You can find it here.
by Michael Coyle | Mar 28, 2017 | Breaking News, Research
Western University held its first Anishinaabe Law Camp over four days from March 23-26, 2017. Michael coordinated the event, which was generously hosted by the Chippewas of the Thames First Nation. There on the territory of Deshkan Ziibing, students and faculty from...
