Some First Nations leaders have successfully put heat on Ottawa to speed up Bill C-15, Canada’s UNDRIP legislation. The government responded by putting a time limit on the first round of Commons debate on the bill, in order to move it along to a Commons committee for further scrutiny. Perry Bellegarde, national chief of the …
Mark Podlasly of the First Nations Major Projects Coalition has been making the news as a champion for the rightful role of First Nations in the “mainstream economy.” To begin with, he says, they need access to capital to invest in projects in their territories, and to build true equity partnerships with resource developers. “Ottawa …
As Lax Kw’alaams entrepreneur Chris Sankey says: LNG and resource development can mean “a massive transition” from poverty to good incomes for Indigenous people and communities. Looking to that kind of transition now are two First Nations in British Columbia, who propose development of LNG processing plants and export terminals on their territories. The latest …
Do join us Monday May 17, from noon to 1:15pm PDT, for a discussion and exploration of the role and work of the First Nations Natural Gas Alliance. It will be the first of a series of virtual sessions, open to all and free. You can register here. We’ll announce dates for further sessions as …
The following letter was sent to B.C.’s premier; and to Bruce Ralston, minister of energy, mines and low-carbon innovation, and to Selina Robinson, finance minister: February 16, 2021 Dear Premier Horgan and Ministers Ralston and Robinson, I am writing to express First Nations Natural Gas Alliance support for Geoscience BC’s minerals, energy and water earth …
