The Gwich'in Tribal Council is calling out the Northwest Territories premier for issuing a SA国际影视传媒渞ed alertSA国际影视传媒� to Ottawa without first talking to Indigenous groups.

The council is SA国际影视传媒渟urprisedSA国际影视传媒� Bob McLeod didn't reach out before denouncing federal restrictions on oil and gas exploration in the Beaufort Sea, especially given the premier's frustration with Ottawa for imposing those restrictions without first consulting with the territorial government.

A discussion ahead of McLeod's Nov. 1 statement would have been appropriate, the council said Friday, considering McLeod's reference to a SA国际影视传媒渞e-emergence of colonialism.SA国际影视传媒�

SA国际影视传媒淲e would have thought the premier would engage us before advancing such a strong position, just like the GNWT is saying it should have been consulted prior to the federal government's new five-year ban on new oil and gas development in the Arctic,SA国际影视传媒� stated Grand Chief Bobbie Jo Greenland-Morgan of the Gwich'in Tribal Council in a news release.

SA国际影视传媒淭he premier and the GTC (Gwich'in Tribal Council) both understand that in the modern treaty context in the NWT, land claim groups don't just participate in decision making SA国际影视传媒� we are the decision makers.SA国际影视传媒�

Last week in Ottawa the premier laid into the Liberal government over the five-year moratorium on new oil and gas exploration licenses in Arctic waters, which he says came down without consultation.

The moratorium, said McLeod, represents SA国际影视传媒渂ut one example of our economic self-determination being thwarted by Ottawa.SA国际影视传媒�

In an interview last week, the premier said it isn't fair that southern jurisdictions benefit from oil and gas production, while the North is hit hardest by climate change.

The Gwich'in Tribal Council says it is pleased to help governments understand its interpretation of the Gwich'in Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement, and would welcome an open conversation about the future economic development in the North.

SA国际影视传媒淚t is clear in the present case that both levels of government have room for improvement,SA国际影视传媒� stated Greenland-Morgan.

SA国际影视传媒淭here are lessons to be learned about how nation-to-nation dialogue should take place with land claim groups.SA国际影视传媒�