Canadian First Nations, U.S. tribes form alliance to stop oi

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Canadian First Nations, U.S. tribes form alliance to stop oil pipelines

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Agreement signed in Montreal, Vancouver on Thursday

Thomson Reuters Posted: Sep 22, 2016 2:46 PM ET| Last Updated: Sep 22, 2016 11:58 PM ET

First Nations communities from Canada and the northern United States signed a treaty on Thursday to jointly fight proposals to build more pipelines to carry crude from Alberta's oil sands, saying further development would damage the environment.

The treaty, signed in Montreal and Vancouver, came as the politics around pipelines have become increasingly sensitive in North America, with the U.S. Justice Department intervening last week to delay construction of a contentious pipeline in North Dakota.

The Treaty Alliance Against Tar Sands Expansion was signed by 50 aboriginal groups in North America, who also plan to oppose tanker and rail projects in both countries, they said in a statement.

Targets include projects proposed by Kinder Morgan Inc, TransCanada Corp and Enbridge Inc.

While aboriginal groups have long opposed oil sands development, the treaty signals a more coordinated approach to
fight proposals.

Among the treaty's signatories is the Standing Rock Sioux tribe who opposes the Dakota pipeline.

"What this treaty means is that from Quebec, we will work with allies in (British Columbia) to make sure that the Kinder Morgan pipeline does not pass," Kanesatake Grand Chief Serge Simon said in the statement.

"And we will also work with our tribal allies in Minnesota as they take on Enbridge's Line 3 expansion, and we know they'll help us do the same against Energy East," he said, referring to TransCanada's plan to carry 1.1 million barrels of crude per day from Alberta to Canada's East Coast.

The statement did not specify what actions the groups would take to stop development.

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Jim Carr rejects idea First Nations are united against pipelines

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First Nation communities in Canada and U.S. signed treaty this week to stop oilsands pipelines

CBC News Posted: Sep 24, 2016 5:00 AM ET| Last Updated: Sep 24, 2016 11:16 AM ET

Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr is dispelling the idea that all Indigenous groups in Canada are united against pipelines after a group of First Nations in Canada and the United States signed a treaty opposing new projects to carry diluted bitumen from the Alberta oilsands.

"If you put the mayors of major cities in British Columbia and Alberta in a room you'd probably not get consensus and you'd certainly not get unity. If you put the premiers in a room talking about these energy projects there would be a difference of opinion. So too, no doubt, there will be a difference of opinion in Indigenous communities," Jim Carr said in an interview with Chris Hall on The House.

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Montreal chapter at #NoDAPL solidarity march

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November 8, 2016 – 7:56 am

The Council of Canadians Montreal chapter was at a solidarity rally in support of Standing Rock yesterday.

APTN reports, "A few hundred people took to the streets of Montreal in support of the anti-pipeline movement in North Dakota. That’s where thousands of Native Americans and First Nations people from Canada are fighting the Dakota Access pipeline. The marchers were aiming their signs and chants at Canada’s major banks."

La Presse adds, "A few hundred protesters gathered in downtown Montreal Monday noon in solidarity with the Sioux who oppose the DAPL pipeline. They gathered in Victoria Square and walked the streets of downtown to denounce three Canadian banks have together invested $600 million in the project."

The Dakota Access Pipeline is being built by Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners and Calgary-based Enbridge Inc. The pipeline could carry up to 570,000 barrels per day of fracked oil from North Dakota to Illinois. It would cross 200 waterways, including the Missouri River, which is upstream of Lake Oahe, the Standing Rock Sioux tribe's main source of drinking water, and the Mississippi River.

Enbridge has a $1.5 billion share in the pipeline, while TD Securities, Scotiabank and RBC have provided project-level loans to the companies involved in it.

Mint Press reports, "About 3,000 people are assembled in the region, divided among five encampments, including three which are largely situated on reservation territory. The gathering of Native Americans representing almost 375 tribal nations and other non-Native American groups is unprecedented in modern history."

The Council of Canadians first expressed its solidarity on August 19 and since then the Regina, Chilliwack, Kent County and Montreal chapters, along with staff in Vancouver and Ottawa, have participated in solidarity rallies. On October 28, Maude Barlow tweeted her solidarity with the Kahnawake Peacekeepers and their action in support of the water protectors. On October 30, we sent 1000 pairs of earplugs to the water protectors at Standing Rock given they have been subjected to police use of sound cannons that cause great pain and permanent hearing loss. On November 5, our Fredericton, Saint John, Kent County and Moncton chapters expressed their solidarity with Standing Rock at a Peace & Friendship Alliance meeting in Sackville.

#RezpectOurWater #NoDAPL #DakotaAccessPipeline

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