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First Nations spell out how natural resource companies should work in B.C. at annual meeting – APTN News

Jan 20, 2023

The 20th Annual BC Natural Resources Forum wraps up in Prince George.

First Nations, government and industry leaders gathered in Lheidli T’enneh territory to discuss opportunities in the resource sector – and what corporations need to do in the future.

Wei Wai Kum Chief Chris Roberts told the industry leaders in attendance that the First Nations need to be included projects because the land belongs to them.

“The recognition of our rights and our title and the fact the territories you’re all operating, where you have an interest, where the government the last 150 or 200 years to manage it, it is ours,” he said.

“It belongs to the nation in the territory where you live and play and work, and that acknowledgement and recognition is the foundation that leads to how we are going to be a part of it.”

Read More: https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/first-nations-spell-out-how-natural-resource-companies-should-work-in-b-c-at-annual-meeting/

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