Indigenous Peoples

17/10/17
Author: 
First Nations Leaders

Dozens of actors, musicians and artists give their support to 150 Nations and Tribes standing against tar sands pipelines/expansion

 

16/10/17
Author: 
Coast Protectors
October 2, 2017 Rally before the Federal Court of Appeals trial

The best chance to defeat Kinder Morgan by legal means just ended after a nine day trial in Vancouver’s Federal Court of Appeals.

On the first day of the trial, Grand Chief Stewart Phillip hosted a welcome rally, reminding the Kinder Morgan resistance that no matter what happens in the Federal Court of Appeals, we will do whatever it takes to stop Kinder Morgan.

16/10/17
Author: 
Carolyn Jarvis & Andrew Russell

#11 of 11 articles from the Special Report:The Price of Oil

The Ontario government says it is committed to funding a health study to determine the impact of air pollution on residents living near Sarnia’s Chemical Valley following a Global News investigation that revealed a troubling pattern of potentially dangerous leaks there.

11/10/17
Author: 
Pull Together

A big week in pipeline politics - Week 2 court report

 

03/10/17

For Immediate Release - October 3, 2017

Numerous groups send strong message of support for Oil Tanker Moratorium Act

SMITHERS, BRITISH COLUMBIA – Today a broad range of groups including northerners, Indigenous organizations, local governments, labour unions and environmental groups, are sending a strong message of support for Bill C-48, the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act.

03/10/17
Author: 
Dylan Waisman
Indigenous representatives at a news conference in Vancouver addressing the legal challenge to Kinder Morgan's proposed pipeline expansion. Photo by Dylan Waisman

The federal government was already building a website announcing approval of the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion when it "consulted" with First Nations in November 2016, according to lawyers at the opening day of a court challenge in Vancouver.

28/09/17
Author: 
Telesur staff
A member of an Indigenous community in Ecuador shows the contamination by Chevron in the Amazon. | Photo: AFP

Ecuador will open a new lawsuit in Canada against the multinational oil giant next month.

A group of Indigenous citizens from Canada is visiting the Amazon rainforest of Ecuador to document environmental damage reportedly committed by multinational oil giant Chevron.

27/09/17
Author: 
First Nations Leaders

FEDERAL COURT OF APPEAL RULES AGAINST KINDER MORGAN AND GOVERNMENT OF CANADA

Crown fails to look-out for the best interests of the Band

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