Exploring Theme: "Duty to Consult/FPIC"

A southern Alberta First Nation says it will fight a government decision on a dam that it says broke promises to take its concerns into account. Toronto Star: A southern Alberta First Nation says it will fight a government decision on a dam that it says broke promises to take its concerns into account. “The...

Neighbouring First Nations join in solidarity with Woodland Cree as Obsidian Energy pushes for arrests BY BRANDI MORIN ● FEATURES, NEWS ● MAY 31, 2024  Editor’s note: Over the past month, journalist Brandi Morin has made multiple trips to the Woodland Cree First Nation and the Peace River area to report on this story for Ricochet, IndigiNews and The Real News Network. This...

The Globe and Mail: Police are present at a blockade of an oil lease road in northern Alberta but say they aren’t enforcing an injunction for members of a local First Nation to clear the site. “We are aware of the situation, and we have dispatched resources to speak with both parties,” said RCMP Cpl....

1st phase budgeted at $16.5B, will stash up to 12M tonnes of carbon per year by 2030 CBC Indigenous: The Canadian Press – Seven Alberta First Nations have banded together to seek answers as industry and government move on billion-dollar plans to inject and store millions of tonnes of greenhouse gases underneath or adjacent to...

Métis Nation of Alberta – MNA has appealed a recent Alberta court decision that concluded the Kenney Government’s decision to cut off negotiations with the MNA on the development of Métis Consultation Policy did not breach the honour of the Crown, including the constitutional duties and obligations Alberta owed the MNA after five years of...

Coastal First Nations – In the wake of the news that two Métis groups received funding from the Alberta Government to legally challenge the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act, Coastal First Nations (CFN) will continue to fight to protect our waters, lands and resources from potential oil spills. “We will do whatever it takes to protect...