Fracking, First Nations and Water: Respecting Indigenous Rights and Better Protecting Our Shared Resources
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Author/Creator
Ben Parfitt
Analyses of the federal government's draft proposal of an act, seen by some, as an attempt to fore-go some fiduciary responsibilities by giving First Nations governments the right to employ taxation to their members.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.2.
"with a new preface and postscript".
Examines the case of Wayne Louie, who sued the chief and council of the Lower Kootenay Band over fiduciary responsibilities.
Advocates having provinces provide First Nations reserves with technical assistance, the testing of drinking water, inspections and water quality enforcement on a cost recovery basis as one option to addressing safe drinking water issues.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.21.