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Oceans Protection Plan will benefit from government-to-government negotiation Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced today $1.5b in funding that is, in part, a result of the Haida Nation’s work of protecting the Islands and surrounding waters from oil spills and other marine accidents. The federal government’s Oceans Protection Plan, will invest Read more…

The Haida Nation stands with the Heiltsuk Nation and supports their assertions regarding the speed of the federal government’s response, the environmental impacts to the community and subsequent economic hardship from the sinking of the Nathan E. Stewart and grounding of the barge DBL55. “From our perspective it is hard Read more…

June 30, 2016 Today the Federal Court of Appeal held that the federal government’s consultation with First Nations “fell well short of the mark” and overturned the Governor in Council’s order approving the certificates necessary for the Northern Gateway Project to proceed. “It’s a great day for Haida Gwaii and Read more…

“The money being thrown around by LNG companies and the Provincial government to garner support fromIndigenous Nations is nothing but hush money,” said kil tlaats ‘gaa Peter Lantin, President of the HaidaNation. “I don’t believe the deals being made by ‘leadership’ are supported by the majority, and thatdisconnect will ensure Read more…

The 2015 House of Assembly, the legislative body of the Haida Nation, passed a resolution expressing opposition to British Columbia’s LNG agenda and demanding that the mass export of any fossil fuel through its territory be prohibited. Kil tlaats ‘gaa Peter Lantin, President of the Haida Nation said that if Read more…