An Alberta First Nation in the province's oilsands region is seeking more control over the traces left by ancestors on their traditional lands.
An Alberta First Nation in the province's oilsands region is seeking more control over the traces left by ancestors on their traditional lands .
In 2022, the province issued 209 permits for archeological investigations. Most were issued in advance of industrial development. " don’t really have any authority and are just labour," she wrote in an email. "They may or may not have Indigenous knowledge about the site and may or may not choose to share it.Finally, all artifacts automatically become property of the Crown and are sent to the Royal Alberta Museum in Edmonton.
Garrett Koehler, spokesman for Alberta Arts, Culture and Status of Women, said the government is revamping how it manages historical resources in the province. Janvier said the Chipewyan Prairie are just at the start of deciding how they want to have a hand in efforts to understand where and how their ancestors lived. The band is breaking new ground in asserting such control, he said.
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