Minister says Indigenous advisory council just the start of major project talks

Minister says Indigenous advisory council just the start of major project talks

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Minister says Indigenous advisory council just the start of major project talks - The Turtle Island News

By Alessia Passafiume The newly appointed Indigenous advisory council marks the start — not the end — of talks with community leaders on how to move the government’s major projects agenda forward, Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty said on Thursday On Wednesday, 11 Indigenous leaders from across the country were named to the federal government’s new Indigenous Peoples’ Council tasked with advising the new federal body working to fast-…

New Indigenous Peoples’ Council to advise Ottawa on national infrastructure decisions

Treaty 8 representation highlights Wood Buffalo’s role in shaping national projects OTTAWA — The federal government has appointed 11 Indigenous leaders to a new council tasked with advising on fast-tracking major infrastructure projects. The Indigenous Peoples’ Council will work with Ottawa as it integrates the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples into decision-making on projects deemed in the national interest. Trevor …