Indigenous Peoples

Energy

Indigenous water laws may impact pipeline and mining projects

01/04/16

Author:

Gordon Hoekstra,

Link:

The Vancouver Sun

March 29, 2016 -- George George Sr., whose Nadleh Whut'en hereditary leadership name is Yutunayeh, signs a water policy declaration that covers the traditional territory of his First Nation and that of the Stellat'en. Nadleh Whut'en chief Martin Louie looks on.

The hereditary leaders of two northern B.C. First Nations proclaimed the first traditional aboriginal water laws in the province, which could have implications for industrial development including mining and LNG pipeline projects.

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LNG - Fracking

First Nations Vow Fight Against Site C Dam in BC After Setback

31/03/16

Author:

Daniel Mesec

Link:

Indian Country Today

Artist rendering of B.C. Hydro's Site C dam, which would flood sacred Treaty 8 lands in the Peace River Valley in British Columbia.

From atop a ridge overlooking the Peace River Valley, rolling hills speckled with swaths of prairie lands cover the horizon far into the distance. It’s an area known for its rich soils and flowing grasses, prime agricultural lands that are quickly disappearing.

For the past few months this bountiful range has undergone a transformation that will see it changed forever. This is the location of the British Columbian government’s cherished Site C dam, a massive hydroelectric project in the midst of preparatory construction in the heart of the Peace River Valley.

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First Nation leadership repudiates BC Minister Coleman's misleading statement of First Nation support for PNW LNG project

23/03/16

Author:

News Release

News Release

For Immediate Release

First Nations leaders have rejected BC Minister of Natural Gas Development Rich Coleman's recent comments that the BC Government has the full support of First Nations impacted by the Petronas LNG project proposed for Lelu Island.

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LNG - Fracking

Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations Chief says climate change melting ice road to north Saskatchewan communities

02/03/16

Author:

CBC staff

Link:

CBC News

Set on the fragile ice roads of the Northwest Territories, the History Channel reality TV show Ice Road Truckers has been watched by millions in the U.S. and around the world. However, the show has never aired on a Canadian network. ((History Television))

Sask. chiefs want prime minister, premiers to listen their climate change concerns

First Nations chiefs say climate change is softening a northern Saskatchewan ice road, leaving three reserves facing safety and access challenges.

Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN) Chief Bobby Cameron says this year's warmer-than-normal winter continues to threaten an ice road connecting three First Nations in northern Saskatchewan — Hatchet Lake First Nation, Black Lake First Nation and Fond du Lac Denesuline First Nation — to the south.

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Saanich Inlet First Nations united in fight against proposed LNG plant

02/03/16

Author:

Andrew Duffy

Link:

Times Colonist

From left, Tom Sampson of the Tsartlip Nation speaks at a news conference with Tsartlip Chief Don Tom, Pauquachin Chief Rebecca David and Tsawout Chief Harvey Underwood, who vowed to fight an LNG plan by the neighbouring Malahat First Nation. Photograph By DARREN STONE

The Saanich Peninsula First Nations are promising a battle on the land, the sea and in the courtroom if Steelhead LNG plans to go ahead with a liquefied natural gas plant on the former Bamberton development lands.

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Why every Canadian should watch this video

02/03/16

Author:

Alex Neve

Link:

Amnesty International

WHY EVERY CANADIAN SHOULD

WATCH THIS VIDEO

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Crown land quietly offered to First Nations in return for Site C dam site

20/02/16

Author:

Mark Hume

Link:

The Globe and Mail

Secrecy surrounding proposed land transfers raises concerns about transparency of process

BC Hydro has been quietly offering to transfer thousands of hectares of Crown land to First Nations in compensation for the $9-billion Site C dam.

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Energy

Site C protest campers in court Monday

20/02/16

Author:

Jonny Wakefield

Link:

Alaska Highways News

Site C protest campers in court Monday

Lawyer hired by defendants a veteran of Burnaby Mountain pipeline injunctions

JONNY WAKEFIELD / ALASKA HIGHWAY NEWS
FEBRUARY 19, 2016 08:20 AM

Members of a protest camp who have blocked Site C dam construction for 50 days will have a hearing on an injunction to remove them Feb. 22.

It's the first time BC Hydro and Rocky Mountain Fort campers have been in court since the camp was established Dec. 31.

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Energy

Protest - Revolt

First Nations lawsuit over oil resources grows

10/02/16

Author:

Bob Weber

Link:

The Star

CHRIS WATTIE / REUTERS FILE PHOTO Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde encouraged the government to negotiate a settlement in a $3-billion lawsuit against Indian Oil and Gas Canada.

Lawyers behind a lawsuit over a long-simmering dispute concerning what two First Nations call federal mishandling of energy resources on their reserves say other bands are considering joining the legal action.

In a statement filed late Monday, the Onion Lake and Poundmaker Cree bands accused Indian Oil and Gas Canada of failing to promote and develop energy resources on their lands and of failing to protect those resources from being drained by wells adjacent to them.

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Canada