Celebrating the Nisga’a Treaty – 25 Years of Opportunity
By Karen Ogen, CEO, First Nations Natural Gas Alliance The Nisga’a Final Agreement, negotiated between the Nisga’a Nation, British Columbia and Canada, was the first modern treaty in B.C. Now, 25 years on, the treaty stands not only as a landmark of Indigenous self-determination but as a model for how reconciliation can be meaningfully pursued….
Election promises for Indigenous Peoples: What will be delivered?
Election promises for Indigenous Peoples: What will be delivered? During the federal election campaign, First Nations pressed Canada’s election leaders to include Indigenous Peoples in their promised energy plans. Now we’ll see if and how the new minority Liberal government will do that. Stephen Buffalo, president and CEO of the Indian Resource Council of Canada,…
Newsletter: LNG Canada shipment weeks away. Our LNG No. 1 for Asia. And more. . . .
Our newsletter: 24 April 2025 LNG Canada shipment weeks away There was much interest in our latest update on LNG in BC, which noted that LNG Canada’s $40-billion plant will soon ship its first export cargo. The destination has not yet been named, but the plant is in final testing stages. We also updated our…
Newsletter: The Alliance’s new name. Cedar LNG OKs pipeline construction. And more. . . .
Our newsletter: 10 April 2025 Our first newsletter under our new name. . . . The name-change reflects how First Nations are involved in the natural-gas value chain – from the upstream, to the midstream, and downstream. It’s First Nations territory from where the gas is extracted in Treaty 8 territory and other places in…
Newsletter: LNG Canada shipment weeks away. And much more. . . .
Our newsletter: 24 April 2025 LNG Canada shipment weeks away There was much interest in our latest update on LNG in BC, which noted that LNG Canada’s $40-billion plant will soon ship its first export cargo. The destination has not yet been named, but the plant is in final testing stages. We also updated our…