Alberta doctor that found higher rates of cancer in First Nation communities fired by health board
(Dr. John O’Connor at a coffee shop in Edmonton. APTN/Brandi Morin) Brandi Morin APTN National…
Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation
Athabasca Chipewyan: the tar sands are making us sick
APTN InFocus with Cheryl McKenzie: In October leaders, Elders, members and supporters of the Athabasca…
Young plays Calgary, last stop in ‘Honor the treaties’ tour
APTN National News Neil Young’s “Honor the Treaties” tour rolled into Calgary Monday night right…
Neil Young’s ‘Honour the Treaties’ tour born in greened-up ’59 Lincoln on road to Fort McMurray
It was the last Friday in August and the radio was off in the 1959 Lincoln on the highway from Edmonton to Fort McMurray, Alta., when Neil Young first heard about the daunting legal costs facing the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation in their battle against the tar sands.
Supreme Court loss pushes Athabasca Chipewyan FN towards Sovereignty Summer campaign
The chief of an Alberta First Nations battling a tar sands expansion on its territory says he is considering joining Idle No More’s call for a “Sovereignty Summer” campaign after the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed its case.
Athabasca Chipewyan battling oilsands project
The Athabasca Fort Chipweyan First Nation is trying to stop hearings into an oilsands expansion project on their traditional territory.
Athabasca Fort Chipewyan FN hopes constitutional challenge on Shell project sets precedent
The Athabasca Fort Chipewyan First Nation has filed a constitutional challenge against a Shell Oil project in the tar sands region of northern Alberta.
Shell sued for failing to meet environmental agreements
APTN National News The Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation in northern Alberta is suing Shell Canada….