North American Indians are one & the same aka First Nations People in Canada. Excerpt: Spookw hereditary chief Guuhadakwa (Norm Stephens) stated, The Gitxsan people have relied on the Salmon for thousands of years. The importance of the salmon to the Gitxsan people far out weighs any of the financial benefits that are and may be offered in the future for these LNG pipe lines. The risk to the salmon is far too great to allow any pipelines to cross our territories and none will. We will not loose the salmon on our watch. Luutkudziiwus was also present and supportive of the temporary road closure. Luutkudziiwus members have been occupying a check-point cabin on their Madii Lii territory in the Suskwa valley since Aug. 26 when they permanently closed that territory to all LNG development. TransCanada proposes to build their Prince Rupert Gas Transmission (PRGT) pipeline through 32 km of Madii Lii territory, and Luutkudziiwus has made clear that they will not allow this to happen. Hereditary chief Luutkudziiwus (Charlie Wright) stated, “Our Madii Lii territory is not for sale or use by the province of BC or TransCanada, a mere third party developer that has no understanding of what they are proposing to do, has no idea of our culture, no idea of our heritage.”
Posted on: Sun, 07 Dec 2014 06:10:28 +0000
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