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PoliticsFirstNations2TuesdayFebruary192013NEWSBRIEFSRCMPSlowdownonwinterroadWoodBuffaloRCMPinFortChipewyanareaskingwinterroaduserstoslowdownafteranumberofspeed-relatedincidents.ThreeindividualswerechargedFeb.3aftertheirvehiclebecamelodgedinasnowbank.Thedrivera28year-oldmanisfacingchargesunderPro-vincialLegislationfordrivingatanunreasonablespeedandhistwomalepassengersarebothfacingchargesfordrugpossession.RCMPhavesteppeduppatrolsoftheroadsinceitopened.AlbertaseeksinputonenergyregulatorAlbertanswillhaveasayinregulationsforthenewsin-gleAlbertaEnergyRegulatorwhichbeginsoperationsinJune.Publicconsultationsessionsarescheduledfor18communitiesbeginningWednesday.Albertanswhoareunabletotakepartinthethree-hourfacilitatedses-sionscanprovidetheirideasonlineuntilMar.29.Thesurveysessionregistrationandotherinformationcanbefoundatwww.energy.alberta.caInitiativesRegula-toryEnhancement.asp.CNOOCgivenfinalapprovalforNexentakeoverTheChinaNationalOffshoreOilCompanyCNOOConeofChinaslargestenergycompaniesreceivednalapprovalfromtheCommitteeonForeignInvestmentintheUnitedStatesCFIUStoacquireCanadianoilandgascompanyNexenfor15.1billionlastFriday.ThedealisexpectedtoclosenextweekNexensaidinastatement.CNOOCwillgaincontrolovermultipleprojectsincludingonesintheGulfofMexicoNorthSeaandNexensLongLakeoilsandsprojectinAlberta.CanadaapprovedthedealinDecember.KFNpullsoutofDehchoprocessChiefsaysFirstNationwontgiveupreservesovereigntyoverlandByMEAGANWOHLBERGAfteryearsofdiscussionKatlodeecheFirstNationKFNnearHayRiverwith-drewfromtheDehchoFirstNationscomprehensiveclaimnegotiationswithCanadalastweekstatingitwillnotbepartofadealthatrequiresitgiveupitsreserveortitletoitstra-ditionalterritory.CanadaisinsistingthatKFNgiveuptheHayRiverreserveinorderforustopar-ticipateintheDehchoprocessChiefRoyFabiantoldTheJournal.SothewayKFNisinterpretingthatisthattherewillbenomoretreatybecausethereserveisatreatyrightunderTreaty8.Itsatreatylandsentitlementright.Fabianmadethean-nouncementlastTuesdayataleadershipmeetinginFortProvidence.KFNrstenteredintotheDehchoprocessin1993whentheagreementbeingnegotiateddidnotincludelandselectionbutinsteadinvokedthetreatiestomaintainFirstNationjuris-dictionovertheland.Fabiansaidthatallchangedin2006whenCanadasaidtheywouldnolongerexplorethattypeofarrangementandforcednegotiationstowardacomprehensiveclaimspro-cesswhichrequiresFirstNationstogiveuptitleovermuchoftheirtraditionalter-ritoryduringthelandselec-tionprocess.ThemainideaoftheDe-hchoprocesswastherewouldbenolandselectionandwewouldhaveinterestinthewholeDehchoterritory...butnowunderacomprehensiveclaimweregoingtobese-lectinglandand...weregoingtoreleaseourjurisdictionoveralltherestofthelandFa-biansaid.AtaNovember2012meet-ingKFNmembersinstructedchiefandcouncilnottogiveupthereserveandtomaintainsovereigntyovertheirtradi-tionallandsunderTreaty8.SincethenKFNhasbeenattemptingtogainsupportfromotherDehchoFirstNationstopassamotionsupportingKFNsrighttokeepitsreservenearHayRiver.WhentheyrefusedKFNde-cidedtobeginlookingintoitsownlandclaim.Thathashelditsownchal-lengesaseventhroughacommunitycomprehensiveTheproblemwiththeCanadaclaimspolicyistheyreaskingustosurren-derthetreatiesandstufflikethat.Itsunconstitutionalhesaid.Theyreinherentrightsandwedonthavetogivethemup.TheproblemwiththeCanadaclaimspolicyistheyreaskingustosurren-derthetreatiesandstufflikethat.Itsunconstitutional.ChiefRoyFabianlandclaimthefederalgov-ernmentexpectsKFNtogiveupthereserveandgobacktotheDehchoprocesstonego-tiateitsself-governmentasalargergroup.IfKFNgivesupthere-serveweregoingtobecomeDehchoFirstNations.TheKatlodeecheFirstNationwilldisappearjustliketheydidintheTlichoagreement.TheresnomoreBehchokoFirstNationandsoon.AndKFNsaidnoKFNaretheonesthatarethetreatyhold-ersforTreaty8andwewillnotbecomeanon-entityundertheDehchoFabiansaid.Wewanttonegotiateaself-governmentagreement.WereentitledtothatheaddednotingthatthefederalgovernmentisstillreviewingKFNsrequestandisexpectedtogiveananswerbythisweek.IfCanadainsiststheygiveupthereserveFabiansaidthatwilllikelybetheendofnegotiations.HesaidKFNstillhasjuris-dictionaccordingtotheDeneversionofthetreatywhichwasupheldbytheSupremeCourtofCanadainthe1973PauletteCaveat.DevolutionalsoafactorchiefsaysAnotherreasonforleavingtheDehchoFirstNationsFa-biansaidisthependingissueofdevolutionwhichwouldseetheterritorialgovern-mentgaincontroloverpubliclandswaterandresourcesintheNWT.FabiansaidtheDehchoisnegotiatingwiththeGNWTrightnowoversigningontothenaldevolutionagree-mentbutthatKFNdoesnotwanttobepartofit.Withdevolutionwhattheyretryingtodoislegiti-mizetheNorthwestTerrito-ries.Theyregoingtoturnallthewaterresourceslandseverythingovertoitandtheyrenowgoingtobeinchargeofallthatstuff.Foruswesaynonotonourtra-ditionalterritoryyourenot.Wehavejurisdictionoverourtraditionalterritoryandwerewillingtostandonthat.KFNisnottheonlyna-tiontowithdrawfromtheDehchoprocess.FortLiardandmostrecentlyPehdzehKiFirstNationinWrigleysaidtheywouldbenegotiat-ingtheirownlandclaims.KatlodeecheFirstNationChiefRoyFabianfourthfromrightproteststreatyviolationsatanIdleNoMorerallyattheDehChoBridgeinJanuary.FabiansaystheFirstNationwillnotgiveupitsreserveortreatyrightstobepartoftheDehchoprocess.PhotoShawnaMcLeod