Jan 1, 2018 Battleground year for Indigenous chiefs by Jon Manchester The head of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs says First Nations are entering a battleground in 2018. In… Read more »
The West Coast brought fighting words to Ottawa today, asking the federal government to deny final approval of the proposed Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion. A delegation from Vancouver said it… Read more »
National Aboriginal Day at Trout Lake in a community based, full day of events that showcases and celebrates the diversity of Aboriginal people from across Canada. See details here: http://www.bcnationalaboriginalday.com/events/
Members of Kwantlen First Nation in Langley were surprised to discover that Kinder Morgan had just wrapped up one week of Burnaby-Mountain-style borehole drilling on their traditional territory. The southwest… Read more »
When Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project review began in April 2014, it was on a fast track to approval. The 2012 changes to the National Energy Board Act… Read more »
Author Tim Querengesser The weekly Peace Pipe low-down on whats making news Tim Querengesser is senior editor with Alberta Venture. He once snowmobiled to the Arctic Ocean to interview a… Read more »
A small First Nations band in Alberta has racked up a big win against the energy industry, clearing the way for a trial over whether its treaty rights are being… Read more »
Since his appointment three months ago as Prime Minister Stephen Harpers envoy for First Nations and energy issues in Western Canada, Doug Eyford has mostly stayed out of the public… Read more »
Author CAROL LINNITT Sure theyre bad for the environment, for human health, and for wildlife, but we rarely stop to wonder if the Alberta tar sands are in fact unconstitutional…. Read more »
ATHABASCAN CHIPEWAYANS SPEAK OUT ON BITUMEN PIPELINE, by Eriel Deranger and Melina Laboucan-Massimo. Indigenous people living downstream from the tar sands explain why they are saying enough is enough. http://sgnews.ca/2013/05/20/athabascan-chipewayans-speak-out-on-bitumen-pipeline/