News release: Clifford White (Nees Ma’Outa), the newest member of the board of directors of the First Nations Natural Gas Alliance, is both a hereditary leader and an elected chief councillor of the Gitxaala Nation. He is a lifelong facilitator and trainer, and has been involved for more than 10 years with the First Nations Court …
Chief Clifford White of the Gitxaala Nation sees much-needed benefits from LNG development, but long-term benefits will have to be carefully worked on by his Nation; they won’t simply come on a silver platter. In his words: The benefits include a lot of potential for partnerships, and for employment and training, of course, and education. …
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 …
The following guest column by our CEO, Karen Ogen-Toews, was published by The Vancouver Sun on 21 October 2018: What LNG means to First Nations Yes, the development of LNG in B.C. and the LNG Canada project will mean jobs, careers, business opportunities and revenue for First Nations, for First Nations people, and for First Nations …
