Treaty Chiefs Warn of “Severe Impacts” as Alberta Passes Water Legislation
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Alberta’s UCP government has passed legislation without any input from First Nations that poses severe risks…
Resource Development
The 1.3 Billion Cubic Meter Problem: Why ‘Treat and Release’ is a Broken Promise to Treaty 8
By John Wirth, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Treaty 8 Chiefs from Cree, Beaver, Fort Chip Métis, and Chipewyan First Nations communities are gearing…
Four Treaty 8 First Nations take province to court over Crown land sales
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Four northwestern Alberta First Nations have launched a legal challenge of the provincial government’s decision to…
National Coalition of Chiefs pushes carbon capture at Edmonton conference
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – This year’s Carbon Capture Canada conference, held in Edmonton on Sept. 15 and 16, opened with…
Treaty 8 FN grand chief appointed to federal advisory council
By Jeremy Appel (ANNews) – The federal government has appointed Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta Grand Chief Trevor Mercredi to sit on the Indigenous…
Amnesty joins Bill C-5 criticism
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Human rights organization Amnesty International has joined First Nations leaders across Canada in expressing concern about…
Investigation: Are the Oil Sands killing First Nations? (Part 2)
By Jake Cardinal This is Part 2 of an investigative series on the Impact of Oil Sands on First Nations People by Jake Cardinal. Part…
Siksika Nation challenges Alberta’s lifting of coal mining ban in court
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Siksika Nation and the Blood Tribe are launching a court challenge of the Alberta government’s decision…
Investigation: Are the Alberta Oil Sands Killing First Nations? (Part 1)
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter “The absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence.” Gin Rummy. There will be blood Fort Chipewyan…
Coalition of First Nations contest the Mineral Tenure Agreement
By John Wirth, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter In Canada, provincial governments hold jurisdiction over many aspects of mining. These include the development and enforcement of…