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Indigenous leaders fighting for real power on resource development projects
By Chelsea Nash October 5, 2016
Without consultation, 'projects simply won’t proceed,' says Conservative MP Mark Strahl.
Helen Knott, of West Moberly First Nation, stands in front of Parliament during a February visit to Ottawa in which she tried to meet with cabinet ministers about her concerns over the Site C development project. The Hill Times photograph by Chelsea Nash
Indigenous leaders and activists who oppose pipelines and other natural resource development projects, such as the proposed Pacific NorthWest LNG project recently approved by the federal government, say they are not being heard by the federal government.
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