“Proper economic reconciliation was hurt by the federal government moving to stop industries like the oil and gas industry. We think that’s a step backwards for us.”
“The specific concept of economic reconciliation has only recently established a leading position in Canadian political discourse… While the concept is gaining in prominence, the federal government has yet to define what “economic reconciliation” is {!}.
“According to Dale Swampy of the National Coalition of Chiefs, reconciliation—economic or otherwise—boils down to a proper strategy for solving on-reserve poverty. To many ‘First Nations’ {Aboriginal communities}, economic reconciliation means a way to reaffirm their autonomy and self-reliance.
“However, this has been undermined by the federal government’s obstruction of the growth of the natural resource industry, and especially the oil and gas sector.
‘Economic Reconciliation Requires Natural Resource Development’
“For many Canadians, natural resource development projects and related work offer substantial economic and social benefits. For ‘Indigenous’ {sic} Canadians who live on a reserve, these are often among the few, if not the only, economic opportunities available. According to the most recent Census, in 2021, approximately 40% of Canada’s ‘Indigenous’ people lived on a reserve.
{Note: Canadian Aboriginals are ‘Indigenous’ to Siberia and Mongolia.}
“The Census also shows that for ‘Indigenous’ people in Canada, oil and gas extraction and pipeline transportation were the highest paying sectors, with a median employment income of $144,000 and $146,000, respectively—over three times higher than the median income of $46,800 across all sectors. In addition, income growth in these sectors for ‘Indigenous’ workers outpaced overall growth in all industries. In the oil and gas sector specifically, between 2019 and 2021, average earnings increased by 16.6%, compared with 8.5% for all industries
…
“Public opinion polls indicate that most ‘Indigenous’ people in Canada favour natural resource development. A 2021 Environics Research poll of self-identified ‘Indigenous’ people living in rural areas or on reserves found that nearly two-thirds (65%) were in support of natural resource development, while less than a quarter (23%) were opposed. Indeed, in recent years, many ‘First Nations’ have not only been vocal supporters of resource development, but have sought to become large-scale investors in projects.
“The obstruction of major energy projects that ‘First Nations’ are supportive of, or have invested in, has actively impeded the realization of not only the associated economic benefits and opportunities, but also further community development tied to additional project benefits. Accordingly, the federal government’s stance toward these projects is at odds with its pledges to advance economic reconciliation with ‘Indigenous’ peoples.
“The Northern Gateway Pipeline, Frontier Oil Sands Project, and Energy East Project are three prime examples of natural resource development projects with varying levels of ‘Indigenous’ support that would have resulted in significant economic benefits for ‘Indigenous’ people, and for Canadians in general, for decades to come.
…
“Economic reconciliation with ‘Indigenous’ peoples will not get far with the government actively impeding natural resource development projects that would contribute significantly to their economic progress. In fact, according to Karen Ogen-Toews, former chief of the Wet’suwet’en ‘First Nation’ and the CEO of the ‘First Nations’ LNG Alliance, the oil and gas sector is critical to economic reconciliation, and through consultation, community investments, and real partnership opportunities, can
“ensure our people are taken care of…”
“According to Dale Swampy,
“Proper economic reconciliation was hurt by the federal government moving to stop industries like the oil and gas industry. We think that’s a step backwards for us.”
…”
–‘Impeding Natural Resource Development Undermines Economic Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples’,
KRYSTLE WITTEVRONGEL & GABRIEL GIGUÈRE, Montreal Economic Institute, AUGUST 17, 2023
See also:
‘Killing energy projects only hurts ‘First Nations’:
“‘First Nations’ across Canada benefit from natural resource development. A whole class of ‘First Nation’ and Metis entrepreneurs have grown around the resource industry. In response to vocal ‘indigenous’ resistance to pipelines, the ‘Indian Resource Council’, an organization representing aboriginal communities supportive of the oil and gas industries, has tried to have its voice heard.”
‘Pro-Oil ‘First Nations’ On The Offensive’:
“‘First Nations’ that rely on oil and gas extraction for the economic well-being of their communities say it is time that their voices were heard as loud and as often as those that stand in opposition to resource development.”
https://endracebasedlawcanadanews.wordpress.com/2016/06/26/pro-oil-first-nations-on-the-offensive/
‘I Can Speak For Myself’ (Female Aboriginal Oil Worker):
“To hear it from oil sands critics, politicians and activists, ‘Indigenous’ {sic, ‘Aboriginal’} people in the oil sands are a contradiction. Surely, they cannot exist. Or if they do, they are surely victims of a predatory resource industry, or are colonized sellouts.
So I thought I’d share my own story…”
https://canadiansforlegalequalityblog.wordpress.com/2020/10/13/i-can-speak-for-myself/
‘Chief Denounces Environmentalist ‘Red-washing’ (B.C.):
Some aboriginal leaders are getting tired of being manipulated by ‘environmental’ activists:
“Cancellation of the ‘Trans Mountain’ pipeline would cost B.C. ‘First Nations’ hundreds of millions of dollars in benefits, job training, and employment and business opportunities, according to Cheam Chief Ernie Crey.”
‘Correcting Celebrity Misconceptions’ (Jane Fonda):
“Let’s have a conversation based on facts; not stereotypes based on dogmas or an ideology. I look forward to sharing with you a different perspective on the oil sands industry and the important role it plays in our economy and social development.”
“Meet Stephen Buffalo, President and CEO of the ‘Indian Resource Council of Canada’, who has taken to social media to make a request to Jane Fonda to have a calm and fact-based discussion about the oil and gas industry in Canada…”
https://endracebasedlaw.ca/2021/03/27/correcting-celebrity-misconceptions/
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