Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation

The Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) is a Denesuline community based in Fort Chipewyan, Alberta. Members of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation hold rights that are protected by section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. In September 2011, ACFN filed suit against Shell Oil Canada regarding tar sands open pit mining on tribal lands.

Chipewyan First Nation finds large sheen on Athabasca River

Jul 082013
 
 Canadian politics

Discovery comes as First Nations gather for healing walk from Fort MacMurray.

from the Athabasca Chipewayan First Nation

FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta, July 7, 2013 — The Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation is demanding answers and action from the Alberta government following reports of a large, possibly petrochemical, spill into the Athabasca River. The large visible peteochemical sheen may be from a previous spill that regulators failed to contain or from a new release. Either way it has been left unaddressed and has forced the community to close the community's water intake.
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