Aboriginal Justice
About CPT's Aboriginal Justice Projects
CPT works in the US and Canada as an ally to indigenous / aboriginal rights groups.
Active Work
Past Work
- Bear Butte - South Dakota, US
- Pierre - South Dakota, US
- Kenora - Ontario, Canada
- Asubpeeschoseewagong Netum Anishnabek - Grassy Narrows, ON
- Esgenoôpetitj - Burnt Church NB
- Indian Brook First Nation - Shubenacadie NS
- Caldwell First Nation - Blenheim ON
- Oneida Territory - Central New York, US
Latest Update
KINGSTON, ON: Ardoch Algonquin spokesperson fined and jailed for trying to prevent uranium mining on Algonquin lands
Kingston Regional Police took Bob Lovelace away from the Kingston, ON courthouse in handcuffs on 15 February 2008 to serve a six-month sentence on a contempt of court charge handed down by Justice Douglas Cunningham. Lovelace, age fifty-nine, is an ex-chief and spokesperson for the Ardoch Algonquin First Nation (AAFN). He is also father to seven children and an instructor at Queen’s University and Sir Sandford Fleming Community College.
Justice Cunningham imposed a fine of $25,000 on Lovelace and $10,000 on his community.
CPT conducted a public witness through downtown Kingston, ON on Saturday on March 1to lament the actions of the Ontario court that shackle and mock values of justice, aboriginal rights, and the integrity of creation and will advocate action to change Ontario’s way of relating to Aboriginal Peoples....