"Adequate" Consultation with Aboriginal Stakeholders in Canadian Oil and Gas Development
Article from: OGEL 4 (2011), in Indigenous People and Resources Development
Executive Summary
Alberta, Canada, an area that covers 661,848 kilometers, is rich in mineral resources, including oil, gas, oil sands, and coal. Indigenous peoples reside on both provincial and federal government lands in Alberta where oil and gas development has occurred for decades. In the last twenty years consultation with indigenous people has become a more important issue to secure project approval from both the provincial and federal governments. Oil companies are obligated to conduct "adequate" consultation programs with indigenous stakeholders to secure government approval of a ...