A group of activists are cycling the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline route from Seattle to the tar sands boom town of Fort McMurray. Through filmed interviews with First Nations and frontline communities, these folks will illuminate the oil industry's dirty tactics and elevate the voices of those most impacted by the continued expansion of Canada's tar sands.

This year marked the fifth and final annual Healing Walk in Fort McMurray, Alberta. The people of the Athabasca joined together for this important gathering, turning attention not only to tell the story and stop the destruction in the Athabasca region, but to shed light on other communities, other places that have been sacred since time immemorial: the healing has to start everywhere.

This year marks the fifth and final annual Healing Walk in Fort McMurray, Alberta. Join the people of the Athabasca for this important gathering, as we turn our attention not only to tell the story and stop the destruction in the Athabasca region, but to shed light on other communities, other places that have been sacred since time immemorial: the healing has to start everywhere.

2013 Healing Walk held in Fort McMurray on July 5-6.

Keepers of the Athabasca has signed the historic "Save the Fraser Declaration" opposing the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline.

On Saturday, June 25th, the Keepers of the Athabasca, a network of First Nation, Métis and settler community members along the Athabasca river hosted a 'healing walk' through the tar sands. This walk wass started by local people directly affected and heartbroken by what the tar sands development has done to their traditional homelands.

First Nations leaders participated in a press conference following a tour of the Alberta tar sands by Avatar director James Cameron. Speakers included former chief George Poitras of the Mikisew Cree First Nation, National Chief Shawn Atleo of the Assembly of First Nations, Chief Lameman of the Beaver Lake Cree Nation, and Gerald Amos of the Coastal First Nations.

On Saturday, August 14th the Keepers of the Athabasca, a network of First Nation, Metis and settler community members along the Athabasca river hosted a 'healing walk' through the tar sands.

The Keepers of the Athabasca and a number of our sister organizations working to protect the Athabasca Watershed have submitted a letter to US Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi and Congressman Edward Markey

The extent to which pollution from tar sands industrial activities in northeastern Alberta, Canada affects ecosystem and human health is a matter of growing concern that is exacerbated by uncertainty. In this paper we determine whether physical and ecological changes that result from tar sands industrial activities are detectable.

Recent research has revealed significant risks to huge underground freshwater channels from tar sands activity north of Lac La Biche and Cold Lake.