Archive - Mar 4, 2014

Aboriginal rights based on treaties influencing Canada's resource development agenda

From theGuardian.com

Aboriginal rights a threat to Canada's resource agenda, documents reveal

Posted by Martin Lukacs and Shiri Pasternak - Tuesday 4 March 2014

Canadian government closely monitoring how legal rulings and aboriginal protest pose an increasing 'risk' for multi-billion dollar oil and mining plans

NAN Mining Strategy Environmental and Economic Forum March 12-13, 2014

NAN Mining Strategy - AGENDA

Objective of Forum:

• To enable First Nations and Tribal Councils to meet and share information regarding their issues/concerns regarding the environment as well as their existing environmental monitoring and protection programs.

• To identify additional needs of First Nations regarding environmental protection and to discuss concepts, roles and responsibilities for a NAN wide Regional Environmental Agency acceptable to First Nations and Tribal Councils.Morning: