Chief Councillor Crystal Smith of the Haisla Nation has become a huge hit in social media, and a go-to person for reporters seeking intelligent comment on LNG and resource news, and the involvement of First Nations. She’s been a big draw, too, at LNG-related events, including the Haisla LNG Conference and Trade Show in Kitimat …
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, …
Last of a four-part series By KAREN OGEN-TOEWS CEO, First Nations Natural Gas 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 …
Third in a series By KAREN OGEN-TOEWS CEO, First Nations Natural Gas 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, …
Second in a series By KAREN OGEN-TOEWS CEO, First Nations Natural Gas 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 …
