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Full background on the proposed site destruction from Yintah Access Instagram
"Last Friday, on August 6th 2021 we learned that Coastal GasLink wants to destroy one of our archeological heritage sites. They have obtained a “Site Alteration Permit” from the Oil and Gas Commission with approvals through the Archeology branch. The site is 200 meters from camp, adjacent to an ancient village site where our ancestors would harvest lamprey eel, now known as Lamprey Creek.
This violates our right and responsibilities to uphold our laws, goes against UNDRIP, and is an attempt to erase us from our land!
There have been two different assessments done, one in 2015 and one in 2019, with recommendations as follows: 2019.OCT.28 00:00:00,GbSs-8 is located with the boundaries of the Coastal GasLink Pipeline project. Site avoidance is recommended. If avoidance is not possible, a Section 12.4 HCA Site Alteration Permit will need to be acquired prior to construction activities.,2016-0131: The site will be impacted during construction of the Coastal GasLink Pipeline Project.
2015.JUL.20 00:00:00,Avoidance is recommended. If avoidance is not possible, mitigation options will be determined in consultation with the client, Archaeology Branch, and relevant First Nations. A site form update will be provided once mitigation recommendations are determined.
The mitigation plans did not happen. Our people were never consulted and when they were told this was a significant place we were ignored.
In the most recent assessment “Sixteen (16) additional lithics were collected in total including 1 dacite utilized flake fragment, 1 obsidian scraper, 4 tertiary flakes, 4 tertiary flake fragments, and 6 pieces of shatter. A small unidentifiable mammal bone fragment was also recovered and the site typology was updated as a result.”
We need your help in putting pressure on them to revoke the permit and stop the destruction of our yintah, our artifacts and the physical evidence of our occupation critical for our Rights & Title.
They plan to start work Aug 12. We need your help now! Call/Email info in graphics. More ways to support link in bio.
#DefendtheYintah #StopCGL #WetsuwetenStrong |
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