Resources and reconciliation
For the record, there are 634 First Nations in Canada, 198 of them in British Columbia. There are 1.3 million First Nations people in Canada, 5.6% of the population. More than 275,000 of them are in British Columbia, 6% of the provincial population. Also for the record, their past is one of colonization and repression,…
Economic Reconciliation, Part 4: The road ahead
Last of a four-part series By KAREN OGEN-TOEWS CEO, First Nations LNG Alliance I’ve written on the roles in reconciliation of First Nations, government and industry. I’ve primarily focused on economic reconciliation. Now I want to conclude the series with some final thoughts. The negative impacts to First Nations have been suffered for several generations…
Economic Reconciliation, Part 3: Industry’s role
Third in a series By KAREN OGEN-TOEWS CEO, First Nations LNG Alliance So far, I’ve talked about First Nations and governments’ role in reconciliation. This piece will describe industry’s role. First, of course there are many legal reasons that industry has to interact with First Nations that are impacted by development projects. In fact, I…
Economic Reconciliation, Part 2: Government’s role
Second in a series By KAREN OGEN-TOEWS CEO, First Nations LNG Alliance We introduced this series by talking about the role of First Nations in reconciliation and the fact that some are ready for it and some aren’t. The reason we even need reconciliation is based on the shameful foundation of this country and province,…
Economic Reconciliation in Canada: a series
By KAREN OGEN-TOEWS CEO, First Nations LNG Alliance There are very many views of what reconciliation means. Here at the Alliance, we tend to focus on the economic aspects – but many reconciliation outcomes are connected. In fact, I think reconciliation goals such as individual and community sustainability and wellness are linked to economic development…
