Reading Time: 4 minutes Road to Reconciliation: An examination of what meaningful consultation and economic reconciliation look like
Series: Road to Reconciliation
Indigenous communities across Canada are learning how to prosper in a new era of co-operation in oil and gas development. Setting aside old grievances, industry, government and First Nations communities are working together to ensure that, as equal partners, Canada’s Indigenous peoples enjoy employment and that sustainable growth trickles down to them.
Indigenous people ready to do business with oil and gas
Reading Time: 4 minutes Road to Reconciliation begins when Indigenous people can stand on their own two feet financially and when their quality of life increases
Showing respect for Indigenous priorities can pay dividends
Reading Time: 5 minutes Road to Reconciliation: When the law is the foundation of the relationship, there’s little consideration of anything else
Indigenous communities see ocean of opportunity in oil and gas
Reading Time: 6 minutes Road to Reconciliation: treating First Nations people as equal partners in projects advances economic and social causes
Indigenous engagement charts positive course for oil and gas industry
Reading Time: 4 minutes Environmentalists only support Indigenous peoples when the First Nations and Métis adopt strong environmentalist positions
How much First Nations business comes from government?
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Yukon government recently unveiled a procurement policy that offers a roadmap for Canadian jurisdictions like B.C.