We are First Nations, Metis, Inuit, environmental groups, and Watershed citizens working together for the protection of water, land and air, and thus for all living things today and tomorrow in the Athabasca River Watershed.
Our mission: To unite the peoples of the Athabasca River and Lake Watershed to secure and protect water and watershed lands for ecological, social, cultural and community health and well being.
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Keepers ride the Freedom TrainApril 25, 2012
Keepers of the Athabasca will be riding the Freedom Train 2012 with the Yinka Dene Alliance against tar sands pipelines on First Nation lands. The Freedom Rally will be held at Jasper Train Station on April 30 at 4pm, and Keepers of the Athabasca will host the Freedom Train Feast in Edmonton on May 1 at 5pm.
» Freedom Train 2012
Save the date! Healing Walk 2012 is confirmed for August 4April 11, 2012
We are calling on allies and supporters to join us on the Third Annual Tar Sands Healing Walk on Saturday, August 4, 2012. We are asking all community members of the Tar Sands regions and those in the path of tar sands infrastructure (pipelines and refineries) and all supporters to come out and walk for the healing of the land and our sacred waters.
» Photos: Healing Walk 2011
Article: Clean Energy on Horizon for Fort ChipFebruary 21, 2012
Meagan Wohlberg of the Northern Journal reports on a pilot project between Mike Mercredi and the Keepers of the Athabasca that could see Fort Chipewyan become the first northern Aboriginal community to make the switch to renewable energies. An
Energy Baseline Study by Marc Huot of the Pembina Institute is available for download, and provides a detailed energy breakdown for the community, identifying opportunities to reduce costs.
» Article: Clean Energy on Horizon for Fort Chip, Meagan Wohlberg, Northern Journal
» Presentation: Fort Chipewyan Community Energy Baseline, Pembina Institute (4.6Mb PDF)
Release: Keepers of the Athabasca signs Declaration opposing the Northern Gateway PipelineFebruary 20, 2012
Keepers of the Athabasca has signed the historic "Save the Fraser Declaration" opposing the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline. The Declaration states: "We will not allow the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipelines, or similar Tar Sands projects, to cross our lands, territories, and watersheds, or the ocean migration routes of Fraser River salmon." The Keepers of the Athabasca stand in solidarity with all signatories to the Declaration.
» Release: Keepers of the Athabasca signs Declaration, Keepers of the Athabasca
Letter: The Vista Coal Mine project, Coalspur MinesFebruary 16, 2012
In this letter to Alberta Environment and Water, Carl Hunt of the Athabasca Bioregional Society (Hinton) details a number of critical concerns over the development of Coalspur Mines's Vista Coal Mine project, particularly to do with hydrology and aquatic ecology, and calls for an independent expert review of the Mine Plan.
» Letter: The Vista Coal Mine project, Coalspur Mines, Carl Hunt
» Map: Coalspur Mine Lease Boundary, Carl Hunt
» Proposed Terms of Reference, Environmental Impact Assessment Report, Alberta Environment
» Vista Coal Mine Project Summary Table, Alberta Environment
Keepers of the Water Publishes a Position Paper on the Enbridge Northern Gateway PipelineFebruary 11, 2012
As Keepers of the Water, we believe our present Conservative Government in Ottawa is putting oil industry profits ahead of the social, economic and environmental well-being of Canadians. It is being done in such a way as to erode our democratic rights in the process. This paper, prepared by the Keepers of the Athabasca and Keepers of the Water, outlines our position on the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline and our concerns for the right of participation in the Environmental Assessment process.
» Our position on: The Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline, Keepers of the Water (364Kb PDF)
An Open Letter Regarding a Water Withdrawal Application by Cenovus EnergyJanuary 31, 2012
In this open letter to Alberta Environment and Water, Jesse Cardinal, Downriver Coordinator, and Roland Woodward, Chair for the Keepers of the Athabasca urge the proper consultation of Metis and First Nation peoples potentially affected by a water withdrawal application by Cenovus Energy. Jesse Cardinal: "Silence is not an option."
» Letter to Alberta Environment and Water, Keepers of the Athabasca
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