An important press release from the Gitxsan First Nation, setting the record straight on the community’s opposition to Enbridge – despite erroneous news reports on Friday which characterized a deal made by a lone rogue member of the band with Enbridge as representing community support for the company’s controversial Northern Gateway Pipeline.

“The Gitxsan people are outraged with the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline Agreement”

Contrary
to the announcement of Elmer Derrick of today’s date, the
representatives of the Plaintiffs to the British Columbia Supreme Court
Action No. 15150, cited as Spookw v. Gitxsan Treaty Society, oppose the
Agreement. The Gitxsan plaintiffs include Hereditary Chiefs and four
Gitxsan bands with a population of over 6,000 Gitxsan people; the
majority of whom are House members in the Gitxsan traditional system
represented by Hereditary Chief, Spookw, in the court action.

The representatives do not support Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline
agreement entered into by Elmer Derrick and state “Elmer Derrick and
the Gitxsan Treaty Society/Gitxsan Economic Development Corp. does not
speak for all Gitxsan. The Gitxsan people had no knowledge of the
proposed Agreement nor were they consulted”. (Dec 2, 2011)

Read full press release: http://vancouver.mediacoop.ca/newsrelease/9268