Fort McKay First Nation

Examines oilsands expansion, the impacts on Aboriginal rights and policy determinants for assessing these impacts. To access this article, scroll down to page 30.

Eleven case studies on best practices in business/Aboriginal partnerships.

Province of Alberta.

Brief case study of construction and service companies owned and operated by the Fort McKay First Nation.

Report include Treaty Land Entitlement reports for Fort McKay, Kawacatoose, Lac La Ronge Indian Band and a short history of Treaty Land Entitlement by Donna Gordon. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]

Report and responses for: Sturgeon Lake First Nation Inquiry, Red Deer Holdings Agricultural Lease Claim; Chippewa Tri-Council Inquiry, Chippewas of Beausoleil First Nation, Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation, Chippewas of Rama First Nation, Collins Treaty Claim; Friends of the Michel Society Inquiry, 1958 Enfranchisement Claim; and the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Inquiry, W.A.C. Bennet Dam and Damage to Indian Reserve 201 Claim. Commissioners include: Daniel J. Bellegarde, P. E. James Prentice, Roger J. Augustine, and Carole T. Corcoran.

Looks at female leadership in a community which has undergone tremendous change due to the proximity of the oil sands. Accompanied by video directed by Catherine Martin. (Duration: 28:52).

Historical background, analyses and recommendations from Indian Claims Commission (ICC) hearing on the issue of whether, under Treaty 8, the correct allotment of land had been reserved. ICC ruled that the land entitlement had not been fully satisfied and recommended that the claim be negotiated under the Specific Claims Policy. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]

Discusses the ICC's claims process, Commission's recommendations and new publications. Complete issue on one pdf.

Reviews fifteen years of activities, claims negotiations and inquiry processes from the Commission. Complete issue on one pdf.

Reports on activities and publications of the Commission, and discusses Fort McKay Treaty Land entitlement. Complete issue on one pdf.

Basic information about Buffalo Lake, East Prairie, Elizabeth, Fishing Lake, Gift Lake, Kikino, Paddle Prairie, and Peavine settlements and each First Nation in Alberta including population, land base, location and community contacts. Contains links to both superseded and current versions published between 2010 and April 2022.

Basic information about Buffalo Lake, East Prairie, Elizabeth, Fishing Lake, Gift Lake, Kikino, Paddle Prairie, and Peavine settlements and each First Nation in Alberta.

Basic information about Buffalo Lake, East Prairie, Elizabeth, Fishing Lake, Gift Lake, Kikino, Paddle Prairie, and Peavine settlements and each First Nation in Alberta.

Basic information about Buffalo Lake, East Prairie, Elizabeth, Fishing Lake, Gift Lake, Kikino, Paddle Prairie, and Peavine settlements and each First Nation in Alberta.

File contains a presentation by Dorothy McDonald, Chief, Fort McKay Indian Band. McDonald discusses tar sand development and how it has negatively effected her people and destroyed their traditional way of life.

This file contains a presentation by Lawrence Coutreille and Jeffrey Rath relating to broken treaties. They state that Fort McKay is 20 kilometers from the two biggest oil-sands in Canada, yet half the community does not have water and sewer, adequate roads and infrastructure. The speakers say that treaty promises have been broken and cite a number of Canadian court cases that favored Aboriginals. A question-and-answer session with the Commissioners follows the presentation.

Examines practices of 21 First Nations who scored highly on Department of Indian and Northern Affairs' 2011 Community Well-being Index. Used data related to incomes, labour market participation, educational achievement and housing quality.

Study involved interviews, observations, written surveys, meetings, and other consultations. Sample drawn from residents of Wabasca, Fox Lake, Ft. Mckay, and Fort Chipewyan in 2007-2008.

Resources and the Environment Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Calgary, 2004.