This will include Industry, Government and other First Nation organizations to develop a stronger understanding and retention of Trapping and Traditional Knowledge. We hope to work collaboratively to strengthen Treaty 8 Trapping traditions in Alberta and minimize the negative impacts to Trapping rights to ensure these practices can continue for generations.
**Membership in Alberta Treaty 8 Trappe
rs Association is voluntary and open to all trappers and everyone in Alberta.
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The Alberta Treaty 8 Trappers were given a mandate in 2009 by the Alberta Treaty 8 Chief and Elders Advisory Council to address many issues impacting Treaty 8 Trappers, which include Industry impacts on their trap lines, consultation, and compensation issues. Since then, the Treaty 8 Trappers have been able to make great strides, establishing a board, incorporating the Alberta Treaty 8 Trappers Association and developing bylaws and governance documents. On April 19, 2018, the Treaty 8 Trappers Association met with the Minister of Environment and Parks Shannon Philips, who signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Treaty 8 Trappers Association, agreeing to the Trappers Administering Treaty 8 Registered Fur Management areas, creating Treaty 8 Based trappers training programs in traditional languages, dealing in fur, and working on compensation. These commitments are huge steps forward for Treaty 8 Trappers and will allow for more autonomy and decision-making power to ensure better protection for Treaty 8 Trappers into the future.
