By: Johnny Hawke When the People Can No Longer Reach the People Speaking for Them There is a difficult conversation that needs to happen within Indigenous advocacy. Who are our most prominent Indigenous advocates actually speaking for? And perhaps even more importantly: Who can still reach them? A few years ago, through one of our team leads at the time, we reached out to a prominent Indigenous youth water advocate and invited them to come into our community, participate as a speaker, and...

Federal Court Litigation Protecting Treaty Rights, the Environment, and the Honour of the Crown Welcome to the Federal Court Litigation section of my website. These proceedings have been filed in the Federal Court of Canada to address issues that I believe affect not only my own constitutionally protected Treaty rights as a Williams Treaties rights holder, but also broader questions of Indigenous consultation, environmental protection, public accountability, and the rule of law. The cases...

Sunday July 12, 2026 Request for Review – Draft AFN Resolution on Constitutional Consultation and Section 35 Dear Chiefs My name is John Hawke. I am Atik Dodem (Caribou Clan), an Anishinaabe Treaty rights holder from Gchimnissing Anishinaabe Aki (Beausoleil First Nation) within the Williams Treaties. I am writing to share, for your information and consideration, materials relating to a Federal Court proceeding I have commenced concerning the constitutional duty to consult under section 35...