Our Nov. 22 webinar discussion on reconciliation included these comments from participants: Kim Baird, Alliance advisor: ‘Economic reconciliation is just one branch of a broader reconciliation that needs to happen in Canada. Reconciliation means to me, at its simplest level, the respect of Indigenous rights and cultures, and to restore everything that First Nations have …
Our Alliance CEO, Karen Ogen-Toews, drove home a tragic history lesson toward reconciliation, in an online discussion hosted by the Sault Ste. Marie Chamber of Commerce: Resource Champions: Creating Indigenous Prosperity. “We are in the era of Reconciliation. It’s in the air, it’s everywhere . . . (but) just in relation to the question about …
Canada has LNG for the world Ellis Ross, BC Liberal MLA, former elected chief councillor of the Haisla Nation, and long a champion of LNG exports, was interviewed by BNN Bloomberg in Ottawa. Key comments: “In BC, back in 2004, it was actually First Nations that first brought the idea of exporting LNG to …
Our Alliance CEO, Karen Ogen-Toews, and Indigenous entrepreneur Chris Sankey are members of the national organizing committee for International Gas Research Conference to be held in Banff AB in May 2024. Karen: “Both Chris Sankey and I were chosen to represent the Indigenous people of Canada and assist with an engagement plan for all of …
Our webinar on potential LNG exports to Europe featured Indigenous entrepreneur Chris Sankey, Alliance CEO Karen Ogen-Toews, Dale Swampy of the National Coalition of Chiefs, and Stephen Buffalo of the Indian Resource Council. Chris Sankey: “Indigenous communities have been engaged in LNG for the last, I would say, 8 to 10 years. We have a …
