First Nations Voices

As some of you may know, with BC LNG Alliance I am doing work regarding First Nations communities. The reason why I am working on topics of land rights and environmental stewardship is because I genuinely believe that First Nations communities deserve rights on matters that impact them and their communities directly. With that, I think that it is super important to hear the benefits and downfalls of LNG from these First Nations communities directly. It is not enough to listen to large corporations or non-Indigenous peoples, who claim that this industry is beneficial to First Nations communities.  As I have seen with my work, it is sometimes difficult to find sources that give voice to these people, so I have compiled a few sources that I think give light to First Nations voices.

The first source is: Conversations that Matter: LNG First Nations- Time to Decide . This is a 20 minute interview where Haisla Nation Chief Councillor Crystal Smith discusses the benefits that LNG have provided to her community. The Haisla Nation will be impacted by the LNG Canada export terminal and its related pipeline. 

The second source is: First Nations LNG Alliance . This is the website of the First Nations LNG Alliance, a collective of First Nations peoples who are supportive of building a sustainable and responsible LNG industry in BC. The website has a series of videos explaining LNG and First Nations involvement in the industry, as well as a blog where contributors write about how LNG has impacted them.

The third source is: Opinion: LNG in B.C. on First Nations’ terms . This is an article published by Karen Ogen-Toews the CEO of the First Nations LNG Alliance. Within this article the voices of First Nations Chiefs are displayed, stating what LNG means to them. 

Hope that you enjoy these sources, and that they give adequate light to First Nations voices in the LNG debate!

A resource lovin,

BC

(I had to add this to make Count Olaf go away)