What now, after residential schools?

The damage done to Indigenous people by Canada’s residential schools has been cruelly re-emphasized by the discovery of the bodies of 215 children in unmarked graves at the old Kamloops Indian Residential School. Having been so reminded, where do we all go from here? What do we do now? We cannot speak for the survivors …

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First Nations messages to China on LNG

Crystal Smith, elected chief councillor of the Haisla Nation and chair of our First Nations Natural Gas Alliance, led off a presentation on LNG, and the First Nations Climate Initiative (FNCI), during the online Canada-China LNG Investment Forum hosted in May by the Canadian embassy in Beijing. She was followed by Eva Clayton, president of …

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Newsletter: LNG benefits, and challenges

LNG development in BC has brought benefits to First Nations and Indigenous people, but there have been challenges, too. Some examples were given in an online discussion hosted by the Alliance this week. A few condensed remarks:  Clifford White, hereditary chief of the Gitxaala Nation, and a director of the Alliance: “Unfortunately, there’s still a …

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LNG Canada: setting the benchmark

“We’ve got a good story. . . .  And we’ve got a good product that we’re going to export that will make the world better.” That was Peter Zebedee, CEO of LNG Canada, speaking to MPs on Parliament’s Standing Committee on International Trade. Here’s how he told the story: “We fully support this committee’s efforts …

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