Two more Alberta First Nations ask court to block separatist referendum, citing treaty infringement

Athabasca Chipewyan's arguments focused on the impact an international border would have on the Treaty 8 nation, which spans ...
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The First Nations at the front line of Canada’s fires

People look at a map of the fire in Fort Chipewyan, Alberta on Friday, June 2, 2023. Over 800 people have been evacuated from Fort Chipewyan as wildfires threaten the community downriver from the oil ...
Jurist

Canada parliamentary committee summons federal ministers over Fort Chipewyan dock contamination scandal

Canada’s House of Commons Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development passed a motion on Wednesday summoning federal cabinet ministers, Indigenous leaders, and experts to testify ...
MarketWatch

Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Backs Unanimous Non-Confidence Motion, Warns Alberta Cannot Ignore Treaty Rights

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. CHIPEWYAN, AB, Feb. 27, 2026 /CNW/ - The Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) Chief and Council are issuing a ...
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A year after toxic tar sands spill, questions remain for affected First Nation

Canada’s tar sands are the fourth-largest oil deposit in the world, but separating the bitumen creates large volumes of toxic wastewater, which is stored in tailings ponds that now cover 270 km² (104 ...
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Fort Chipewyan’s Indigenous community bears the toxic effects of Canada’s oil boom (trailer)

In Northern Alberta, Canada, sit the Athabasca tar sands—the world’s largest known reservoir of crude bitumen, and a major driver of Canada’s economy. The vast majority of Canadian oil production ...