Frog Lake First Nations #121 & #122 have embarked on an intergenerational plan to transform our nation and lands from reliance on oil and gas extraction to pioneering leadership in clean energy. To do so, we have developed the Legacy Energy and Alternative Power (LEAP) Master Plan which is a strategy for reclaiming our land base from oil and gas wells and turning them into assets which will help to repair the scars on our land, and to pioneer technologies that will enable other First Nations to do the same. Our nation members on and off reserve have made it clear that we need to plan and act to create new collaborative economic and social development opportunities for our region, and to collaboratively build resilience and self-sufficiency against challenges highlighted by the pandemic and recent climate-related disasters.
The LEAP Master Plan creates a platform to integrate investments and innovations in Energy, Transportation, Building Materials, Food and Water Sovereignty, and Economic Sustainability for not only Frog Lake First Nations but also neighbouring Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities, in Treaty Six Territory, in the region, in Alberta and across Canada. This initiative naturally fits within the Frog Lake Economic Development Corporation and the corresponding Nation programming. We have gathered support from partners in industry, finance, education, and governments to support our next steps to: build Indigenous talent in clean energy and related technologies, to create new sustainable energy and related infrastructure, and to move our position upwards in global value chains. Implementing the several companies and strategies in LEAP will create an environment where current and future generations can meaningfully participate in and help to build indigenous-led sustainable economy that provides resilient infrastructure that will attract innovation and forward thinking, while reaffirming our role as natural stewards of the land using our resources and experience.

Speaker

Cliffton Cross, Frog Lake First Nations #121 & #122 Council Member, is currently creating waves with FLFNs inside of a third term. Cliffton is proud to say that he was born and raised, attended K-12, graduated, married, and raised a family in his home First Nation. Councillor Cross has over 20 years’ experience working with the youth of his community, and he was previously employed with the community for 10 years, as FLFNs Youth and Recreation Director.
Councillor Cross has held the portfolios of Education, Daycare, Child and Family Services, Youth and Recreation, Blue Quills University, and although remaining connected to those crucial portfolios, has brought his attention and focus to Capacity Development, Research, Development & Innovation, Financial Planning and Execution, Capital Projects, Ecosystem and Economic Development.

About Frog Lake First Nation

Frog Lake First Nation is a First Nations band government in northern Alberta. A signatory to Treaty 6, it controls two Indian reserves, Puskiakiwenin 122 and Unipouheos 121, as well as sharing ownership of another, Blue Quills. Frog Lake is a Cree community approximately 207 km east of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is located 11 km northeast of the Hamlet of Heinsberg and 13 km southwest of the Fishing Lake Metis Settlement.

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