The entire city was evacuated, leaving 90,000 temporarily homeless. The fire, which came unusually early in the season, I said to have been exacerbated by climate change. Change ). Today, even the treated tap water in Fort McKay has been deemed unfit for human consumption. The oil sands industry consumes three barrels of fresh water for every one barrel of oil produced. "The essence of the treaty was to create a nation together that will exist in perpetuity, for as long as the sun shines, the grass grows and the waters flow," Anderson said. ( Log Out / ( Log Out /
The area experienced a period of unprecedented growth, which gave birth to a freewheeling period of million-dollar homes and customized pickup trucks. A Syncrude tailings pond is seen from the air, north of Fort McMurray, in 2015. After centuries of oppression, most of Canada’s First Nations are financially dependent on the federal government and suffer from multiple and inter-related social issues. Treaty Promises, Indian Realities: Life on a Reserve. 2010 - Ongoing.
This is a quote I have heard many times throughout my life. An Imperial Oil refinery near Aamjiwnaang in the “Chemical Valley,” an area of 39 km² containing 40% of Canada's petrochemical industry. Wildfire crews search for hotspots, in a burned-out forested area, north of Fort McMurray in 2016. Industrial development of Indigenous territories, disguised as “economic opportunity,” has inflicted ecological damage on communities across Canada. As Long as the Sun Shines and the Water Flows March 1, 2017 | Hojeong Kim It is unfortunate that some teachers believe it is okay not to teach Treaty Education when there are only few First Nations, Metis, and Inuit students.
The agreement concluded by the monarch and First Nations people in 1899 (Treaty 8) covered an area that is home to 39 First Nation communities and included the region where oil sands are now mined. Fur trapping used to be the primary economy of the Cree, Dene and Métis peoples of northern Alberta. ( Log Out / However, I was wrong. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Today, they run a successful welding and machining business.
Pat and Bill hold their grandson Austin at the "Giants of Mining" tourist attraction, north of Fort McMurray, in 2014. The narrator is his late mother-in-law Bernelda Wheeler; first person Cree language comments are provided by elder Danny Musqua, and late elders Gordon Oakes and Jimmy Myo.
Saskatoon: Office of the Treaty Commissioner, 2008.
Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Ashley Kowalewski smokes a cigarette after putting her daughter to bed in Fort McMurray, in 2014. ( Log Out /