| Title | Water stewardship in the lower Athabasca River: Is the Alberta government paying attention to Aboriginal rights to water? |
| Publication Type | Report |
| Year of Publication | 2011 |
| Authors | Passelac-Ross, M., & Buss K. |
| Corporate Authors | Canadian Institute of Resources Law |
| Place Published | Calgary; Canadian Institute of Resources Law |
| Publication Language | en |
| Keywords | Aboriginal, CEMA, cultural context water quality, environmental landscape, First Nations, fishing, Fort McKay First Nation, gathering, hunting, Imperial Oil Ltd., Kearl Oil Sands Project, management, medicinal plants, Métis, navigation, oil sands, stewardship, traditional land use, trapping, treaty rights, water, water rights |
| Abstract | This paper examines the state of Aboriginal rights to water in the Lower Athabasca River Basin. It starts from the premise that Aboriginal peoples living in the Athabasca oil sands region have constitutionally protected water rights, and inquiries whether or not these rights are acknowledged by the Alberta government |
| Topics | Water rights, oil sands, water resources, land use planning, Aboriginal |
| Locational Keywords | Fort McMurray, Fort McKay, Athabasca River, Muskeg River |
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| Group | CEMA |
| Citation Key | 22230 |
