The Richest First Nation in Canada
Posted: July 10, 2007Macdonald Stainsby, July 10th, 2007, Dissindents Voice -- The primarily indigenous and mostly Cree...Read More
Aboriginal Rights
Many aboriginal groups are being left out of the process and run over in the race for development of the tar sands. First Nations in Alberta, Saskatchewan and the Northwest Territories have claimed that traditional lands are being destroyed for tar sands exploration and extraction, and First Nations are not being included, or properly compensated for their lost and destroyed lands and water supplies.
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Aboriginal Rights Articles
Macdonald Stainsby, July 10th, 2007, Dissindents Voice -- The primarily indigenous and mostly Cree...Read More
Dehcho standing down on fight for complete land control
Posted: July 3, 2007CBC News, Friday, June 29, 2007 -- Delegates attending the Dehcho First Nations' annual assembly in...Read More
What in Tarnation? Blog -- Fort McMurray to Fort Chipewyan
Posted: July 3, 2007Maya Rolbin-Ghanie, June 29, 2007, The Dominion -- We lay in bed dozing off, talking about quality...Read More
First Nation blocks road over oilsands exploration dispute
Posted: June 25, 2007CBC News, June 21, 2007 -- The Clearwater River Dene Nation in northern Saskatchewan says it's...Read More
Woodland Cree First Nation Challenges Shell Oil Sands Expansion-Seeks to Prevent Another Ft. McMurray Disaster
Posted: June 25, 2007Marketwire, June 22, 2007, PEACE RIVER, ALBERTA -- On June 25, 2007, the Woodland Cree First Nation...Read More
Canada’s Third World; The Plight of the Lubicon Cree
Posted: June 21, 2007Cosanna Preston, June 19, 2007, ZNET -- Imagine a community with no running water, where...Read More
Arctic Indigenous Activists Converge against Tar Sands at Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, DC
Posted: June 10, 2007by Meagan Johnston of the Sierra Club of Canada Praire Chapter -- Rally Addresses Social &...Read More
Dene community signs deal
Posted: May 28, 2007Murray Lyons, May 26, 2007, CanWest News Service, SASKATOON -- Work could start in the winter on...Read More
Deh Cho won't sign royalty agreement; Offer just amounts to 'crumbs,' chief says
Posted: May 18, 2007Shaun Polczer, May 16, 2007, Calgary Herald -- The Deh Cho First Nation is refusing to join an...Read More
Ottawa 'strong-armed' Akaitcho in land claim: Bevington
Posted: May 18, 2007May 17, 2007, CBC News -- The federal government forced the Akaitcho Dene First Nations into not...Read More
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Tar Sands Showdown: Building a Blue-Green Alliance in our Communities
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Windsor Community Roundtable--A Case Study Find out how one community in Ontario has generated local action and awareness around the tar sands developments. Your community could be next! Check it out
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Toxic Trail Exposure: Youth Delegation Tracks Tar Sands in Great Lakes Region A report by the Polaris Institute that summarizes the findings and recommendations of 10 Ontario youth who traveled to Sarnia, Detroit and Windsor in August 2009. Read the Report
The Polaris Institute has created a series of 10 factsheets on different issues associated with tar sands development Read the Factsheets
11 Million Litres a Day: The Tar Sands' Leaking Legacy A report from Environmental Defence Read the Report
Financing of fossil fuels and renewable energy by Canadian banks A report by RainForest Action Network Read The Report
Pumped up: How Canada subsidizes fossil fuels at the expense of green alternatives KAIROS released a report on federal government subsidies to the oil and gas sector, including the tar sands. Read More
Federal Government Missing in Action on Most Destructive Project on Earth – the Tar Sands [February 2008] A report from Environmental Defence highlighting the downstream effects of tar sands development. Read More