‘A Historic Day’: Haida Nation Recognition Act Passed in BC’s Legislative Assembly
“We must acknowledge the history that has us all here today. So we come to you to celebrate, and to acknowledge the past and the work and healing we’re doing together."
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Emilee Gilpin
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Michif nomad | Senior Communications Advisor & Community Storyteller for | egilpin@coastalfirstnations.ca
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Congratulations to the Haida Nation for the significant work done around the #HaidaRecognitionBill which passed today in B.C.'s legislative assembly.
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“It was powerful, it was emotional. Some of our Elders — our oldest Elder is 96 — I could tell they didn’t really believe it would happen until they saw it in our community."
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“Our Elders and hereditary table were breathing life and energy back into that pole. We were reawakening, guided by our culture, and we really felt it.”
Gitxaała Bring Treasure Home, a ‘Historic Turning Point’ for the Nation:
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Canoe protocol in lək̓ʷəŋən territory for the Opening Blessing Ceremony for the #SacredJourney traveling exhibition which opens at the May 5. Canoe families presented themselves and asked permission to come ashore. #FirstNations #CanoeCulture
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Spent much of this afternoon in a rabbit hole trying to see if there's a pattern to how Twitter has been labelling public broadcasters globally.
One sample: Bosnia's public broadcaster - "publicly funded." Serbia's says state-affiliated (in Serbian). Croatia's has no label.
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I'll be back in court tomorrow and Friday to hear how the two First Nations respond to the Crown's arguments.
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WATCH: Ralph Yarl’s high school classmates walk out in support of him, demanding justice on his behalf.
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The Wuikinuxv health director retired. We are looking for her replacement. We are very remote and scenic. We are working on a housing shortage so work from home, with travel to Wuikinuxv is possible. Please rt
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After 2 consecutive days of heavy rain, much of #Kabul city is under water.
I’ve never seen it get this bad in all the years of being here… from Pul e Charkhi to Shahr e Naw to Darulaman, open sewage is flooding onto the roads.
Billions of dollars poured in and yet the capital… Show more
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Extreme rain in #Kabul& fears of flash floods in many provinces. Countries like #Afghanistan are highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Weather like this further exacerbates the humanitarian crisis + increases risk of water born diseases in an already struggling… Show more
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In this article published in , CFN CEO Christine Smith-Martin describes why the Indigenous-led effort to create the #GreatBearSea #MPANetwork is an inspiration for the world and a blueprint for effective marine #stewardship into the future.
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#JobAlert Are you looking for a great opportunity to support coastal communities and also tackle the #ClimateCrisis? CFN is seeking a Climate Action Facilitator to support our Climate Action Network. Details here: coastalfirstnations.ca/wp-content/upl
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🧵Day 7 of hearings in BC Supreme Court as Gitxaała Nation and Ehattesaht First Nation seek to change how the province gives out mineral rights in their territories. I'm here at morning submissions from the province for
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Day 6 of hearings: Gitxaała and Ehattesaht/Chinehkint First Nation's challenge how the provincial government automatically gives out the right to dig up minerals on their land. Today the mineral holders and province respond. I’m in court for following along… 🧵1/?
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Indigenous leaders support Gitxaała’s legal challenge of ‘archaic’ mineral tenure regime coastalfirstnations.ca/indigenous-lea #BCPoli #CdnPoli
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Day 5 of BC Supreme Court hearings for Gitxaała and Ehattesaht First Nation’s legal challenge to BC’s “free entry” mineral tenure regime. Today Indigenous groups, First Nations, public interest orgs will share their arguments in support of the two First Nations
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... the American tribes are also seeking exactly the same thing. I look forward to a victory. And again, I just want to applaud the Elders, the Knowledge Keepers, the people of the land that has stood up and said, enough is enough."
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...free, prior and informed consent. It's a very simple thing to happen and it needs to happen now... We can't just simply stand on the sidelines and watch our territories be destroyed. We're not the only ones that are challenging these archaic destructive practices...
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"I applaud Gitxaała for taking this matter up and litigating. Litigation is one of our tools that we've relied on for a very long time now. It's time the Eby gov went beyond public platitudes, embracing #DRIPA. It's time the feds begin to demand corps, companies, seek...
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...is not the highest and best use of land. It is the most destructive use of land. And the Province is littered with abandoned tailings ponds, old mining works that are contaminating our water systems and jeopardizing our salmon...."
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...their keyboards in dark basements filing claims to vast amounts of our territory, which we hold title to & which are covered since time immemorial by our laws, our practices of stewardship and sustainability. And this colonial system mining per se...
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...and thousands of years. We have self-determination, we have self-government. We argue this because we haven't seen it fully implemented. We have our own laws, we have our language, we have our culture, we've taken care of all the resources...
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...For myself from the FN Summit, we do treaty negotiations, treaties agreements, and other constructive arrangements. Canada is negotiating with First Nations because they are Nations. We've been here since time immemorial and we've governed the lands and waters for thousands...
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...I call on the NDP Government. The Liberals started this and the NDP has to end it. Premier #DavidEby has to be put on notice to make sure that this has to stop. Litigation isn't the answer. Times have changed. We have the UN declaration, we have the Declaration Act in B.C...
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Robert Phillips, Political Executive of the First Nations Summit says:
"This is something we really dearly have to deal with and have to deal with now. Shame on the government. Shame on industry. This has to stop. In terms of the work that is here, the things we have to do...
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...Ignores the voice of local governments & makes the creation of protected areas much more difficult & more expensive. This litigation presents an opportunity for the Province to respect UNDRIP & address these major problems for the benefit of communities and the environment."
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...B.C.'s Mineral Tenure Act is the root cause of a host of problems that disregards #IndigenousRights and allows claims to be staked in almost anyone's backyard without their knowledge, much less their consent. It exempts claims from land use planning requirements...
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...to meet the standards of the #UNDRIP, it has taken little action to make that a reality, and at the same time continues to strenuously oppose litigation by First Nations standing up for their rights as it will in court today...
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...It is a valid use of land, but it must be considered as only one use of land that may in fact be better dedicated to other land uses, whether that is cultural use, harvesting, or conservation. And while the BC government has promised to update the #MineralTenureAct...
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...It has been a violation of the authority of indigenous Nations since the Gold Rush era as an expression of colonial contempt for that authority. Mining is not the highest and best use of land...
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The issue of mining's privileged access to land, the principle of free entry and the principle that mining is the highest and best use of land has been a central preoccupation for mining watch and our partners for our entire existence two decades now...
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Jamie Kneen from MiningWatch Canada/Co-Chair of the BC Mining Law Reform Network says: "It's an honour & privilege to stand with the #GitxaałaNation in their challenge to the Mineral Tenure Act...
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Councillor Fred Sam from the Nak’azdli First Nation says: "It's wrong there's a lack of consultation from the Province. They need to do better, especially in this time of reconciliation... We support everyone in this and hope there's a good ending to this."
...We will be a lot forward ahead when we're sitting at the table and we bring our worldview, our values and our concerns forward. We are very concerned about the type of mining plans being put forward without proper consultation. In this process we'll have a stronger voice."
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