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1. First Nations make common cause with petroleum industry in own self-interest

   As environmental opposition threatens their royalties and jobs, many First Nations have teamed up with the petroleum industry. ...

2. First Nations and the Petroleum Industry—from Conflict to Cooperation

   There are many signs of growing cooperation between First Nations and the oil and gas industry. Production of hydrocarbons on reserve land is economically important to dozens of First Nations. Although a few First Nations opposed the Northern Gateway, TMX ...

3. B.C. First Nation’s prosperity offers important lessons to other First Nations

   Appeared in the Globe and Mail, September 17, 2019 First Nations members living on reserves are the most disadvantaged people in Canada, but some First Nations are finding a path toward prosperity. Scholars, like journalists, often focus on bad news, but ...

4. Property Rights and Prosperity: A Case Study of Westbank First Nation

   First Nations people living on Indian reserves are the most disadvantaged segment of Canada’s Indigenous population. Yet the situation is not all bleak because some First Nations are finding a path toward prosperity. Scholars, like journalists, often ...