"NB Power forges another historic partnership with First Nations" 31 January 2024

NB Power has forged a deal with eight Mi'kmaq First Nations to add more carbon-free wind energy to the provincial grid...

"For the Mi'kmaq, as stewards of our land, sustainable energy is a means of protecting the environment for the next seven generations," said Rebecca Knockwood, the long-serving chief of Amlamgog (Fort Folly First Nation). "Historically, the Mi'kmaq have not been involved in any major resource energy projects within our territory in this province. This project is a welcome change and signals a new path forward."...

Although the energy won't be used to supply Indigenous communities - most of them are hundreds of kilometres away - the project will help the First Nations make some money, while fitting into their values of environmental stewardship. More wind energy is supposed to help reduce New Brunswick's dependence on fossil-fuel burning plants that contribute to climate change and dangerous global warming.

The First Nations -Amlamgog, Natoaganeg (Eel Ground), Oinpegitjoig (Pabineau), Esgenoôpetitj (Burnt Church), Tjipõgtõtjg (Bouctouche), L'nui Menikuk (Indian Island), Ugpi'ganjig (Eel River Bar) and Metepenagiag (Red Bank) - have formed a partnership with the private Nova Scotia company Natural Forces, which will build the facility...