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A First Nation searches for opportunity through responsible resources
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· May 06, 2019 9:16 AM
Eva Clayton, president of the Nisga’a Nation, told senators recently that federal tanker ban Bill C-48 undermines the principles of self-determination and environmental management that lie at the heart of the Nisga'a Treaty.
Read moreA woman hereditary chief speaks out
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· March 26, 2019 5:43 PM
VIDEO SERIES: Who speaks for members of the Wet'suwet'en First Nation? That's at the heart of a controversy involving elected and hereditary representatives of the northwest British Columbia group. We asked Theresa Tait Day, a hereditary chief known as Wi'hali'yte, for her perspective.
Read moreHomeland Journey: Stories of First Nations and the land
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· March 07, 2019 9:51 AM
VIDEO SERIES: Across western Canada, a movement is stirring. Aboriginal people, seeking to revive their cultures and preserve myriad indigenous languages, are increasingly seeing natural resources as the key to unlock their hopes and dreams.
Read moreTravels in LNG: Hear firsthand why First Nations are embracing opportunity
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· February 13, 2019 4:32 AM
HOMELAND JOURNEY: More than 20 First Nations are actively supporting the LNG Canada project. Many of their members are choosing to speak out about their personal views. Meet Diane Lukasser of Kitsumkalum First Nation.
Read moreHow Whispering Pines came to support the Trans Mountain pipeline
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· October 07, 2018 5:20 AM
Chief Mike LeBourdais of the Whispering Pines/Clinton Indian Band relates the conversation he had with the CEO of the Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion project, Ian Anderson.
Read moreKey First Nation open to pipeline, and seeks "a reasonable solution"
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· April 20, 2018 5:42 AM
It's another sign that indigenous leaders have recognized the need to stand up and be counted when it comes to projects that can help them break free of the poverty trap.
Read moreFirst Nations group charts path to becoming a real economic force
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· March 28, 2018 6:24 AM
The First Nations Major Projects Coalition is a BC-based group that aims to bring indigenous values and culture into the work of developing major projects. The group met in Prince George where Resource Works caught up with them.
Read moreIt's Aboriginal Awareness Week
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· May 26, 2017 8:08 AM
Canada's Aboriginal people consistently speak of their quest for a successful future. Now there is fresh evidence to show that they are twice as likely as non-Aboriginals to find that future through work in natural resource fields.
Read more"Where does your money sleep?" First Nations panelists challenge B.C. businesses at Nation2Nation Forum in Vancouver
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· April 05, 2017 7:06 PM
Initially established in North East British Columbia, the forum was in Vancouver for the first time. Mission: to bring together those interested in pursuing and supporting First Nations business opportunities.
Read moreReal voices of LNG leadership: First Nations chiefs speak out
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· February 02, 2017 6:38 AM
VIDEO: Chiefs explain the decision-making process that guided their evaluation of an economic opportunity on their traditional territory.
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