NOT AT ALL WHAT THE NEW CHIEF OF AFN LOBBY SAYS DONT PUSH BIG OIL OR THE GOVERNMENT TOO HARD Perry Bellegarde, who was elected national chief of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) on Wednesday, said aboriginals do not oppose development in general, but want to be involved in projects from the outset. If industry and governments are serious about ... wanting to create economic development, we need to be included and involved, and our rights and (land) title respected, Bellegarde said in an interview with Reuters. If were excluded, nothing will move. Nothing will happen. Aboriginals want jobs, equity ownership and revenue-sharing, but also to protect the environment, he said, adding that he and the AFN need to do homework to determine what specifically aboriginals want from resource projects. Bellegarde, who was seen as the candidate for national chief who was most open to working with government, said there is also huge risk if aboriginal groups take too hard a line against resource development and miss opportunities to alleviate poverty. ca.reuters/article/domesticNews/idCAKBN0JP2F820141211?sp=true
Posted on: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 03:50:13 +0000
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