[Ost-news] The Richest First Nation in Canada

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The Richest First Nation in Canada  
by Macdonald Stainsby / July 10th, 2007  
[http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2007/07/the-richest-first-nation-in-canada...][1]

The primarily indigenous and mostly Cree (also ‘Chipewyan Dene’) community of Fort MacKay — just north of the internationally famous tar sand “boom” city of Fort McMurray — is said to be the “richest First Nation in Canada.” The question should be asked: How well does this reach the entire community, and does the economic benefit outweigh the cost?

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    [1]: http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2007/07/the-richest-first-nation-in-canada/ (http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2007/07/the-richest-first-nation-in-canada/)
    [2]: http://oilsandstruth.org/richest-first-nation-canada

URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/richest-first-nation-canada