Cold Lake First Nations chief says he’s ready to defend the federal Impact Assessment Act in court
By Jeremy Appel (ANNews) – The chief of Cold Lake First Nations says he plans to intervene in the provincial government’s court challenge of the…
Resource Development
Owl River Métis Community Enters Partnership to Build Three Solar Power Plants in Lac La Biche
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Owl River Métis Community has entered into an agreement with Culture Pathways Development Corp to…
A day in someone else’s work boots
(ANNews) – As a kid growing up on the Driftpile Cree Nation in Treaty 8 in northern Alberta, Deana Chalifoux wasn’t sure what she wanted…
Cold Lake First Nations’ concerns about carbon storage hub are still not addressed
By Jeremy Appel (ANNews) – The chief of Cold Lake First Nations says that none of his concerns with the Pathways Alliance’s proposed carbon storage…
ACFN chief slams AER’s $50K penalty against Imperial Oil for Kearl seepages
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The chief of Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) says the $50,000 fine the Alberta Energy Regulator…
Oil company seeks arrest of Woodland Cree First Nation chief
By Jeremy Appel (ANNews) – An oil company is attempting to have the chief of the Woodland Cree First Nation jailed for refusing to allow…
Jodi Stonehouse: Championing Water Rights for Farmers and Indigenous Peoples
by Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Jodi Calahoo Stonehouse, a political contender for the Alberta NDP leadership race, brings a unique blend…
First Nations chiefs ask feds not to claw back $135 million in unspent site rehabilitation funds
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Chiefs representing First Nations from Treaties 6, 7 and 8 joined the Alberta government and a…
Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation takes the Alberta Energy Regulator to court
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation’s (AFCN) chief served the head of the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) with…
First Nations chiefs say they’ve been shut out from consultation on clean water bill
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Chiefs representing forty-seven Treaty 6, 7 and 8 First Nations say the federal government’s First Nations…