CALGARY — An energy summit in Calgary is highlighting and fostering Indigenous support for oil and gas projects. At the National Coalition of Chiefs Energy and Natural Resources Summit at Grey Eagle Casino Events Centre about 450 people from across the country gathered Monday, including representatives from natural resource industries and nearly 80 chiefs who favour energy development. “There’s 20 of us that have signed onto Coastal Gaslink natural gas line,” said Chief Dan George of Burns Lake First Nation . "I believe every First Nation has the right to develop their own lands for their own people to get them out of poverty," said Chief Dan George of Burns Lake First Nation at an Indigenous Energy summit in Calgary “I believe every First Nation has the right to develop their own lands for their own people to get them out of poverty.” The event aims to build networks and develop understanding. One of the speakers, Niilo Edwards, the executive director of the First Nations Major Project Coalition, said the group works to inform but not influence decisions. “Our members are interested in development but they’re interested in the development on their terms,” said Edwards. “They want to be […]