Announcement

Nation from Alberta joins Alliance

The First Nations LNG Alliance welcomes its newest member from Treaty 6, the O’Chiese First Nation, who number approximately 1,600 and are of Saulteaux and Cree ancestry. The O’Chiese community, which today resides near Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, says it takes very seriously its ancestral responsibility of looking after its lands, resources, and people. “One …

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Key questions for Ottawa’s Indigenous loan program

The federal budget for 2024-5, due to be presented to Parliament on April 16, promises to include a loan-guarantee program to enable Indigenous People to invest in resource projects on their territories. Such a program should be welcome — but how welcome depends on Ottawa’s rules and red tape surrounding it. That a program is …

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News: Open letter to BC premier on LNG

Following is the text of an open letter sent by the Alliance to BC Premier David Eby on 22 February 2023: February 22, 2023 The Honourable David Eby KC, M.L.A.                                                    By email: premier@gov.bc.ca Premier of British Columbia PO Box 9041 STN PROV GOVT VICTORIA, BC   V8W 9E1 Dear Premier Eby: Re: Open Letter Concerning Liquefied …

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The Road to Reconciliation & Reconciliaction

Thursday Sept. 30 is a new federal holiday: the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation — billed by Ottawa as an opportunity to ‘recognize and commemorate the legacy of residential schools (through) a day of quiet reflection or participation in a community event.’ It’s also Orange Shirt Day, marked since 2013 to honour residential-school survivors and …

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