Site C dam protest joined by David Suzuki

Environmental campaigner David Suzuki is throwing his support behindFirst Nations protesting the construction of the $9-billion Site C dam in northeastern British Columbia.

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Suzuki and the grand chief of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs, Stewart Phillip, travelled to the remote Rocky Mountain Fort Camp in the Peace Valley on Tuesday morning.

He says he made the trip to thank the protestors for continuing the fight against the dam. 

"I wanted to go and thank them ... because I was one of many, many people 30 years ago that was opposing the dam at Site C — exactly the same dam and we won that one," he said. 

"So I can't figure out what the hell — we already had this battle before and we're having it again."

Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs, is joining David Suzuki at the Site C dam protest. (Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press)

Meanwhile, Grand Chief Phillip says he is infuriated by what he called a "provocative and aggressive approach" from BC Hydro and the province.

"It is absolutely unacceptable that BC Hydro is relentlessly clear-cutting forests right now to prepare for the flooding of the Peace River Valley, which will destroy archaeological sites and eradicate prime farmland," said Phillip.