With $250M in revenues, First Nation sets up a trust to gain independence
Tucked away in the Wood Buffalo region in northern Alberta, Fort Chipewyan rests at the western tip of Lake Athabasca.
Just downstream from the Alberta oilsands, the tiny northern community has faced off with an insurmountable and ever-expanding oil industry for over three decades.
But leaders with the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) say they aren't letting big oil run their lives or ruin their traditional way of life.
Instead, they’re taking matters — and money — into their own hands.
more
Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation makes the best of oil money - Aboriginal - CBC
Tucked away in the Wood Buffalo region in northern Alberta, Fort Chipewyan rests at the western tip of Lake Athabasca.
Just downstream from the Alberta oilsands, the tiny northern community has faced off with an insurmountable and ever-expanding oil industry for over three decades.
But leaders with the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) say they aren't letting big oil run their lives or ruin their traditional way of life.
Instead, they’re taking matters — and money — into their own hands.
more
Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation makes the best of oil money - Aboriginal - CBC
