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Four Indigenous organizations on Canadian energy and building for the future

The following is an open letter to party leaders from the First Nations LNG Alliance, Indigenous Resource Network, Indian Resource Council and First Nations Power Authority: The Right Honourable Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada Mr. Yves-François Blanchet, Leader, Bloc Québécois The Honourable Pierre Poilievre, Leader, Conservative Party of Canada Mr. Jagmeet Singh, Leader, New …

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Join us at the Global Energy Show Canada

The Alliance is proud to partner with Canada’s national energy event, Global Energy Show Canada, taking place June 10–12, 2025, at the BMO Centre, Calgary. Bringing together Canada’s dynamic energy sector, with thousands of delegates and companies from 100+ countries, the event covers key verticals such as natural gas and LNG, oil sands, hydrogen, CCUS, …

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Karen Ogen: First Nations are critical to LNG in Canada

‘This is why we say Canadian LNG is Indigenous LNG’ From a speech by Alliance CEO Karen Ogen (photo above) to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute’s conference on the global role of LNG, in Ottawa on Feb. 13, 2025. The First Nations Natural Gas Alliance was founded in 2014 not long after the idea of …

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News: Crystal Smith award ‘honours all Indigenous Peoples’

Crystal Smith award ‘honours all Indigenous Peoples’ Honoured by the Energy Council of Canada as 2024 Canadian Energy Person of the Year, Crystal Smith said her award also recognized Indigenous Peoples across Canada. She is the elected chief councillor of the Haisla Nation, and chair of the First Nations Natural Gas Alliance. Here is a slightly condensed …

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