First Nations that have declared opposition to proposed Enbridge tanker & pipeline project British Columbia and Western Canada

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1 First Nations that have declared opposition to proposed Enbridge tanker & pipeline project British Columbia and Western Canada Current to December This is a list of First Nations and First Nations political organizations that have publicly declared their opposition to the Enbridge and pipelines project. In some cases different levels of government representing the same First Nation may have signed a declaration or otherwise publically communicated their opposition. All of these are listed below, however, counting individual First Nations who are part of larger tribal groups only once yields a total of over 130 opposed First Nations. The main Indigenous-law-based declarations opposing the pipeline include the Coastal First Nations Declaration which bans tar sands on the north coast (March 2010), the Save the Fraser Declaration banning tar sands pipelines and in the Fraser watershed, and on the north and south coasts (signings in Nov/Dec 2010 and Dec 2011), and the St'át'imc Chiefs Council Resolution (October 2010). Further Nations expressed their opposition by signing on to a newspaper advertisement in support of the oil. Some Nations have signed multiple declarations; usually only the most recent source is noted below. All Nations listed are affected by these proposed projects based on the broad potential impacts on the coast and to watersheds. BC Nations Nation/Tribal council Position on Source Enbridge Carrier-Sekani tribal council opposed Many media statements Council of the Haida Nation opposed Signed Coastal First Nations Declaration banning oil. Signed Save the Fraser Declaration banning oil pipelines and Gitga'at opposed Signed Coastal First Nations Declaration banning oil Heiltsuk opposed Signed onto advertisement in support of oil Kispiox First Nation opposed Signed onto advertisement in support of oil Haisla (Kitamaat) opposed Signed Coastal First Nations Declaration banning oil Gitxaala/Kitkatla oil pipelines and. Signed onto advertisement in support of Coastal First Nations Declaration banning oil

2 2 Lax Kw'alaams First Nation opposed Signed onto advertisement in support of oil Metlakatla opposed Signed onto advertisement in support of oil Nadleh Whut'en First Nation opposed Member of Yinka Dene Alliance. Signed Save and Nak'azdli First Nation opposed Member of Yinka Dene Alliance. Signed Save and banning oil pipelines and Nuxalk (Bella Coola) opposed Signed onto advertisement in support of Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs (various houses and clans) opposed Many media statements. Signed Save the Fraser Declaration banning oil pipelines and Old Massett Village Council opposed Signed Coastal First Nations Declaration banning oil Saik'uz First Nation opposed Member of Yinka Dene Alliance. Signed Save and Skidegate opposed Signed Coastal First Nations Declaration banning oil Takla First Nation opposed Member of Yinka Dene Alliance. Signed Save and Tl azt en First Nation oil pipelines and Wet'suwet'en First Nation opposed Member of Yinka Dene Alliance. Signed Save and Wuikinuxv opposed Signed Coastal First Nations Declaration banning oil Ts'il Kaz Koh First Nation (Burns Lake) oil pipelines and Lake Babine First Nation/Neduten oil pipelines and Adams Lake opposed Signed Save the Fraser Alexis Creek oil pipelines and Anderson Lake (N'quatqua) opposed St'át'imc Chiefs Council motion; Signed Save and Bonaparte oil pipelines and Boston Bar oil pipelines and

3 3 Bridge River (Nxwisten) opposed St'át'imc Chiefs Council motion. Signed Save and Canim Lake/Tsq'escen' oil pipelines and Canoe Creek/Stswecem'c/Xgat'tem oil pipelines and Chawathil oil pipelines and Coldwater oil pipelines and Cook's Ferry (on Thompson) oil pipelines and Douglas (Xa'xtsa) opposed St'át'imc Chiefs Council motion Esketemc oil pipelines and Fountain (Xaxli'p) opposed St'át'imc Chiefs Council motion. Signed Save and Kwantlen oil pipelines and Lhoosk'uz Dene' Government oil pipelines and Lhtako Dene Nation oil pipelines and Mount Currie (Lil'wat) opposed St'át'imc Chiefs Council motion Musqueam oil pipelines and Nicomen oil pipelines and Nooaitch oil pipelines and Samahquam opposed St'át'imc chiefs council motion Sek'wel'was (Cayoose Creek) opposed St'át'imc chiefs council motion Seton Lake (Chalath) opposed St'át'imc chiefs council motion St'át'imc Chiefs Council opposed (11 St'át'imc chiefs council motion Shackan oil pipelines and Siska oil pipelines and Skatin opposed St'át'imc Chiefs council motion Soda Creek/Cm'etem/Xat'sull oil pipelines and Soowahlie oil pipelines and Spallumcheen/Splatsin oil pipelines and Sumas oil pipelines and

4 4 T'it'q'et (Lillooet) opposed St'át'imc Chiefs Council Motion. Signed Save and Toosey / Tl'esqox oil pipelines and Tsk'weylecw (Pavilion) opposed St'át'imc Chiefs Council Motion Tzeachten oil pipelines and Ulkatcho oil pipelines and Upper Nicola oil pipelines and Williams Lake/T'exelc oil pipelines and Xeni Gwet'in oil pipelines and Yakweakwioose oil pipelines and Fort Nelson First Nation oil pipelines and Kwakiutl oil pipelines and Ktunaxa oil pipelines and Cape Mudge oil pipelines and Campbell River oil pipelines and Da'naxda'xw oil pipelines and Lyackson oil pipelines and Okanagan oil pipelines and Penticton Indian Band, Okanagan Nation oil pipelines and Quatsino oil pipelines and Tseshaht oil pipelines and Namgis opposed Signed onto advertisement in support of Nanwakolas Council opposed (8 nations) Signed onto advertisement in support of ) Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal opposed (14 Signed onto advertisement in support of Council Musgamagw Tsawataineuk Tribal Council opposed (4 Signed onto advertisement in support of

5 OTHER NATIONS in Western Canada Nation/Tribal Council Position on Source Enbridge Dene Nation (NWT) opposed (35 Dene Nation Resolution July 2011 Swan River (Alberta) opposed Signed onto advertisement in support of Lubicon Cree (Alberta) opposed to all (May 2011) Blood Tribe (Alberta) Roseau River Anishinabe (Manitoba) opposed to opposed to all (May 2011) all (May 2011) Provincial and regional First Nations political organizations: First Nations Summit has passed resolution asking Canada to halt consideration of project Union of BC Indian Chiefs has passed resolution opposed to Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipelines Coastal First Nations, bound by oil signed by its members; media statements 5