By Eve Cable, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Advocating for Indigenous people to have at least 50 percent equity in renewable energy projects was a key message shared by Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) chief Paul Rice at last week’s Canadian Renewable Energy Association (CanREA) Summit, where he and other Indigenous leaders spoke with major stakeholders in the industry. “We’re independent, sovereign nations, and in discussions of these projects, we need to be treated as such,” said Rice. “That was really the message underlying the concept of minimum mandatory equity participation.” Rice attended the panel last Thursday in Montreal and spoke on the panel “Indigenous Communities: Essential Actors in the Energy Transition?” which was moderated by Hydro Quebec’s Emilie Senechal. He was joined by Jean Roy of Kruger Energy as well…
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