The Tsleil-Waututh Nation Sacred Trust initiative is mandated to stop the proposed Trans Mountain Expansion (TMX) tanker and pipeline project
Fatally Flawed, Superficial Review Creates Legal Risks for Pipeline and Tanker Proposal-
Victoria, Coast Salish Territories –Today, 12 First Nations released an open letter slamming the National Energy Board (“NEBâ€) review of the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain proposal, calling it “fatally flawed†and questioning the constitutionality of the federal government’s approach to First Nations consultation.Â
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 27, 2014
Media Advisory
First Nations to issue statement on Kinder Morgan Review Process on final day of NEB Oral Traditional Evidence Hearings: TOMORROW
What:Â Â Â Â A press conference will be held tomorrow to mark the release, by at least a dozen First Nations,
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Tsleil-Waututh Nation, North Vancouver, BC – November 21, 2014)
The Tsleil-Waututh Nation issued the following statement regarding events yesterday on Burnaby Mountain:
Burnaby Mountain is unceded Coast Salish Territory.
From the Tsleil-Waututh reserve, we look out onto Burnaby Mountain every day, in the heart of our traditional lands and waters.
Tsleil-Waututh views of the Sacred Trust Initiative
Christina Coolidge (Tsleil-Waututh) made this video for her studies as a graduate student in the department of Communications at SFU. She writes extensively about her research on the Sacred Trust, with these closing comments:
“This journey of discovery is not complete.
Treaty makes Kinder Morgan Expansion Project illegal in Coast Salish Law
COAST SALISH TERRITORY, NORTH VANCOUVER, BC; SEPTEMBER 21, 2014 – Today, First Nations from the lower mainland, Vancouver Island, and Washington State have come together to sign an historic treaty to protect the Salish Sea from tar sands oil and related threats,
Published September 5, 2014 in the Edmonton Journal
Totem pole carved in Washington state is en route to the Beaver Lake Cree Nation
EDMONTON – For the last three weeks, the same thing has happened everywhere. On the highway, curious motorists have slowed down and stared. In communities along the way,
In May, the Tsleil-Waututh Nation launched the first legal challenge to the National Energy Board’s review of the Kinder Morgan pipeline and tanker expansion proposal. This past week the Federal Court of Appeal granted Tsleil-Waututh permission to proceed with the lawsuit. (Watch it here: http://new.livestream.com/tsleilwaututh/kindermorgan/videos/49756380)
Our community is united in standing up to protect Burrard Inlet and the Salish Sea,
