Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta Annual Report 2011-12

Canada and the First Nations Historical TimelinePublic Land Administration Regulation (PLAR) was enacted August 25, 2011; the Regulation came into effectSeptember 12, 2011:• Government of Alberta’s Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) were posted on Sustainable ResourcesDevelopment (SRD) website on September 21st, 2011 (revised SOPs were again posted on March 21,2012 on SRD’s website)• Roseanne Kyle, Janes Freedman Kyle Law and Clayton Leonard, MacPherson Leslie & Tyerman,were retained to do a judicial review. Costs were estimated at $250,000. Judicial review will focus oninfringement of Treaty and Aboriginal Rights as a number of the provisions in the proposed Regulationwould infringe Treaty Rights.• Adequate consultation in relation to the Regulation has not occurred with First Nations to date.• The Judicial Review was filed on Friday, January 20th, 2012.• The Judicial Review hearing was slated for June 19, 2012. JFK and MLT Law Firms have not issued anymedia releases about this lawsuit. Further information will be forthcoming.Boreal Leadership CouncilCaribou• Caribou action planning – methodology for development and implementation complementary to CanadianBoreal forest Agreement (CBFA)• Advance integrated caribou conservationProtected areas• Support development and implementation of protected areas and develop methodological framework thatdelivers assessment, identification and implementation of protected areas• Increase protected areas to 50%Water and wetlands• Work to advance provincial wetland policy and integrated caribou conservation efforts.• Improve trans-boundary ecosystem-based water managementOther• Advancing Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC), Aboriginal engagement and co-management• Advancing a sound framework for conservation and environmental management in areas affected byoil and gas development with stakeholders in the region defining what the key pieces of that frameworkwould be.University of Calgary (haskayne SCHOOL OF BUSINESS)Treaty 8 Livelihood department, Dr. Lertzman and Conroy Sewepagaham have confirmed and agreed to apartnership in June 2012. The start of a partnership with Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta unofficially beganin November 2011. The Treaty 8 First Nations Livelihood Department and University of Calgary will plan andundertake a study; the primary focus in the proposal for a study was to develop tools for communicatingcumulative effects on traditional lands and for the development and delivery of educational training materials tohelp people understand the petroleum industry and how it works. A report will be shared at the end of 2012.University of Alberta (INDIGENOUS, ENVIronmental AND GLOBAL STUDIES department OFEDUCATIONAL POLICY STUDIES)Dr. Makere Stewart Harawira and Angelica Maria Quesada have been working with Treaty 8 First Nationson some initiatives in the past and new working relationships are being established namely in environmentalprotection, conservation, water and lands issues that affect First Nations. Treaty 8 Livelihood department alongPage 14