

Instead, Conuma has now appointed an executive full-time to Indigenous affairs who sits on an expenditure board that represents First Nation interests for every capital spending item involving the company. Sullivan said Conuma has impact-benefit agreements with all four Nations it works with, but the company has been moving away from those types of deals because they’re seen as “the bare minimum” for a company. Article contentĬonuma, which operates three coal mines in northeastern B.C., works closely with four First Nations because its mines operate on Treaty 8 land, referring to territory covered by the 1899 agreement.

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