Feathers of Hope – The Alberta Assembly of Treaty Chiefs – has rescinded a resolution passed late last year that had supported the federal government’s controversial Bill C-69, which would dramatically alter the way source projects are assessed and approved. Alberta Nations are pushing back over expected negative impacts of Bill C-69 on their economic development and self-determination, particularly as a result of weakened investment in the energy sector, according to a statement Monday. “We want a strong resource industry so that our Nations can continue to expand our investments in, and benefits from, development – as employees, as partners and as owners.

The prosperity of our nations is closely tied to the prosperity of the energy industry, especially in Alberta,” said Stephen Buffalo, President of the Indian Resource Council.