[Ost-news] The Richest First Nation in Canada: Ecological and political life in Fort MacKay

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The Richest First Nation in Canada  
Ecological and political life in Fort MacKay

by Macdonald Stainsby

The Dominion - [http://www.dominionpaper.ca][1]

The primarily Indigenous, 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 alleged wealth is largely due to the fact that the community is surrounded by, and on top of, tar sand.

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    [1]: http://www.dominionpaper.ca (http://www.dominionpaper.ca)
    [2]: http://oilsandstruth.org/richest-first-nation-canada-ecological-and-political-life-fort-mackay

URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/richest-first-nation-canada-ecological-and-political-life-fort-mackay