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Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announces $43 million in repairs and improvements to provincial parks at a news conference in Calgary, Alta., Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Todd Korol EDMONTON Two of Alberta s largest First Nations have written letters to coal companies saying they will oppose any new mine proposals in the Rocky Mountains since the provincial government has consistently ignored their concerns. The Siksika and Kainai, southwest of Calgary, say new mines would threaten one of the few places that can still support traditional Blackfoot culture. The two First Nations account for about 70 per cent of the Treaty 7 population. After careful review of all proposed metallurgical coal projects, and in response to the government of Alberta s failure to address the Siksika Nation s concerns . Siksika has formally adopted a position opposing any new applications, says one letter from Chief Ouray Crowfoot.

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