Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Also, when we initially embarked on our TOPGAS litigation, we had gone to the department. We went to IOGC and asked them to pursue it. At that time, we heard back that the Stoneys themselves have to pursue it. There was an unclear process at that point.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  We are located 45 miles west of the city of Calgary, in the foothills, and the main reserve that we are located in is Morley, Alberta. We also have two other reserves, the Bighorn Indian Reserve in the area of Rocky Mountain House, as well as the Eden Valley Indian Reserve in the

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Mr. Chairman, thank you for the questions. Some of the first wells were discovered in that area in 1928, preceding any type of regulator or institution. So we were not involved yet, even though there were activities happening on our lands. If you go today to the IOGC, you will s

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I can answer that in a general way, Mr. Chairman. Our communities were initially approached when the activity began in Morley, and that would have been in the late sixties, or 1968-69. At that time, they had created a group called Indian Minerals West, which eventually became In

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  At this time I'd like to ask legal counsel to answer that in part, but I'm thinking and hoping that what we're doing is helping to clarify part of the process and part of the relationship. That's what we would like to do through these amendments. As we were saying, we don't wan

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you, Chairman. First of all, I would like to thank the committee for providing time for the Stoney Nakoda Nations to make the presentation and make issues known. This month is a very significant month in first nation history. This was the month, 40 years ago, that we fir