IRC intervenes in the Clyde River Supreme Court of Canada appeal
INUVIK, NT, Nov. 30, 2016 /CNW/ – The Inuvialuit Regional Corporation (IRC) is delivering oral arguments today before the Supreme Court of Canada in the appeal…
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Alberta Premier welcomes pipeline announcements
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley has issued the following statement regarding the federal government’s decisions on energy infrastructure. “To begin, I want to thank Prime Minister…
Alberta First Nations endorse solar energy as they prepare for the future
by John Copley (ANNews) – Solar energy has long been touted as the power source of the future and if the work being done in…
Speaking Out: Consensus comes from sincere discussions and meaningful negotiations
by John Copley (ANNews) – To build or not to build – that is the question. Or maybe it’s a dilemma? Whatever it is, the…
Traditional Sweat Lodge to open at Amiskwaciy Academy this month
by John Copley (ANNews) – Amiskwaciy Academy has just completed construction of a new outdoor traditional sweat lodge that the school’s Elder Francis Whiskeyjack said…
Rampant resource development puts Indigenous women and girls at higher risk of violence
Decades of unchecked resource development and government policy failures have strained the social fabric of communities in northeast British Columbia (BC) and have put the…
Mikisew Cree Nation signs agreement with Suncor’s East Tank Farm Development
CALGARY, ALBERTA–(Marketwired – Oct. 17, 2016) – Suncor and Mikisew Cree First Nation (MCFN) today announced the signing of a participation agreement for the purchase…
AFN Chief Perry Bellegarde Travelling to Proposed Site C Dam Territory in Northern BC
OTTAWA, Oct. 21, 2016 /CNW/ – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde will visit Treaty 8 territory threatened by the proposed Site C…
Upcoming conference explores Tsilhqot’in Decision and its implications for Indigenous business relations
By Andrew Bear Robe (ANNews) – An important Conference on the historic Tsilhqot’in Decision and its Implications for Energy, Environment and Indigenous Business Relations, will…
FSIN calls for full First Nation participation in oil spill response
(Treaty 6 Territory, Prince Albert, SK) – The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Executive is calling for full First Nation participation and representation during the…