Kebaowek Rights and Responsibilities
What we do
We Thrive by the rights and responsibilities of Algonquin nation.
OUR MISSION
Kebaowek First Nation (KFN), an Algonquin Anishinaabeg Nation, asserts its inherent and constitutionally protected rights, including Aboriginal title across KFN Territory. These rights encompass self-government, self-determination, and jurisdiction over all aspects of the territory, including lands, waterways, and resources, as per KFN Rights and Responsibilities.
KFN commits to stewardship under Algonquin Ona’ken’age’win and aims to preserve these rights for future generations while ensuring all projects comply with their obligations.
Moreover, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples reaffirms KFN's rights to utilize and govern the territory and to have a say in decisions impacting these rights. The Declaration Act of 2021 incorporates these rights into Canadian law.
KFN emphasizes that designated projects necessitate Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) and seeks to establish an FPIC Process to support community assessment for granting consent based on consensus and adherence to Algonquin values regarding these projects.
About Our Goal
The ultimate goal surrounding Native rights and responsibilities is Indigenous self-determination—empowering Tribal Nations to control their own governance, lands, education, and cultural renewal while ensuring governments uphold their treaty obligations.
KFN Members only
For more information or for Documents only available to Kebaowek First Nation members please contact Kacie McLaren at 819-627-3455 or at kmclaren@kebaowek.ca
FPIC information and documents
FPIC stands for Free, Prior, and Informed Consent
information
FPIC stands for Free, Prior, and Informed Consent, a specific collective human right of Indigenous Peoples to give or withhold approval for projects or policies affecting their lands, territories, or resources.