Environment committee  Most necessarily not, we do not have the resources. We have barely enough resources to keep up with the development that's going on, on our lands.

Environment committee  To better understand how the province plays a role. When we live in Alberta, we don't feel a federal presence, so implementation: How is it going to be implemented? How is Alberta going to cooperate? Or will they?

Environment committee  Yes. Years ago there was a program called RAMP, the regional aquatics monitoring program. We were a part of it. We sat at the table with the groups—industry was there, government was there, and first nations were there. We had to pull ourselves away from the group because we foun

Environment committee  We've done that in the past during fur trading. You would only harvest the furs in certain areas. You'd let that part grow and you'd harvest the furs from a different area. We've always done that.

Environment committee  Fort McKay First Nation was looking at doing that. It would be good to have McKay speak on that.

Environment committee  Yes. They did propose that I think about three years ago with Shell, and then they withdrew it from the application, and I'm not sure what happened.

Environment committee  I'm sure there is a way. Chief Adam has always said he's not against development. He's in support of responsible development. I'm surprised that over the years I haven't seen a whole lot of changes in how the oil is developed. They've been using the same technologies for over 50

Environment committee  I'd start by saying that it was promised in treaty. When we signed treaty, it was the grass grows, the sun shines, the rivers flow. Those are resources. The land is a resource, and it was healthy. The water is a resource, and it was healthy. The habitat is also a resource—the lan

Environment committee  We've been working with industry and government for about three years now. We want to create what we call a traditional land and resource management plan. What that will do for our land, our traditional territories, is map out where it is that ACFN members are using the land, wha

Environment committee  We've recently developed one. It's led by one of our elders, Mr. Pat Marcel. We call it our bison and caribou stewardship plan. I would say it was ACFN-led. We've been sharing it with Alberta, with Canadian representatives, and with industry partners in our area. It's to map out

Environment committee  Most of it was based on harvesting and where our nation members have traditionally used those resources, so where there have been known herds of the caribou and the bison. There's an area called Ronald Lake. It's not far from our reserve land, called Poplar Point, which is along

Environment committee  We believe the only way forward is for our people to be essential in decisions that are made about the future of this region. This is what we understand our treaty with the crown to require. The treaty is about sharing a land, but it requires the crown to honour the promises it m

Environment committee  Edlanet'e. Good morning. My name is Lisa King. I'm here with my co-worker, Larry Innes. My ancestral name is Deskelni, which means “keeper of the river”. I'm a member of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation. We call ourselves the Denesuline people of the Dene nations in North A