UBCIC celebrates court verdict against Trans Mountain Pipeline and Tanker Project
Coast Salish Territory/Vancouver, B.C. – 30 August 2018) The Union of BC Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) is celebrating the Federal Court of Appeal verdict on the…
Resource Development
AFN granted intervenor status regarding BC case on the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion project
OTTAWA, Aug. 3, 2018 /CNW/ – The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) has been granted intervenor status in the B.C. government’s reference case at the B.C….
Indigenous blessing ceremony precedes ground breaking at Trans Mountain construction site
(July 27, 2018) – Alberta Premier Rachel Notley joined Enoch Cree Nation, the federal government and Trans Mountain officials for a special blessing ceremony near…
AFN to UN: First Nations must be full partners in achieving sustainable development goals
(New York, NY) – On behalf of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), Treaty 6 Grand Chief Wilton Littlechild is participating this week at the…
Grand Chief Littlechild Delivers Strong Statement to UN on Free, Prior and Informed Consent
(Ottawa, ON) – On behalf of the Assembly of First Nations, Treaty 6 Grand Chief Wilton Littlechild is participating this week at the meeting of…
New funds available for Indigenous green economy projects
(June 25, 2018) – More Indigenous communities and organizations will benefit from programs that create jobs, cut greenhouse gas emissions and reduce energy bills. Due…
Chief Jim Boucher named Canadian Energy Person of the Year
(Ottawa, Ontario) – The Energy Council of Canada has chosen Chief Jim Boucher of Fort McKay, Alberta as Canadian Energy Person of the Year. Having recently…
Historic agreement protects Indigenous trapping
(April 28) – The Alberta Treaty 8 Trappers Association will now be managing Indigenous traplines in Treaty 8 Territory under a significant new agreement with…
Pressure mounts between the provinces over the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion
(ANNews) – Controversy is mounting over the proposed expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, with a jurisdictional battle heating up between the BC and…
Conference examines practices in Indigenous engagement and consultation
by John Copley (ANNews) – On February 20-21, 2018 the Sutton Place Hotel in downtown Edmonton provided the venue for the 11th Annual Western Indigenous…