Summary of Indigenous Concerns outside of the scope of the Reconsideration Hearing
As noted in Chapter 5 and Appendix 14 of the MH-052-2018 Report, during the Reconsideration hearing Indigenous communities raised concerns on topics outside of the potential for Project-related marine shipping. Given that the Reconsideration hearing focused on Project-related marine shipping, these issues and concerns were beyond the scope of the issues being considered in the MH-052-2018 hearing, and as a result, they were not captured in that Report. This table provides a summary of the general and specific issues and concerns raised by Indigenous communities through the MH-052-2018 hearing that were beyond the scope of the Reconsideration hearing. The issues and concerns include those raised directly by Indigenous peoples through their participation in the hearing, as well as summaries of Indigenous concerns and interests as recorded by the applicant in its evidence.
Appendix 8 of the MH-052-2018 Report refers to the written and oral submissions by Indigenous intervenors who participated in the hearing. The Board notes that identifying and referring to issues and concerns as contained within the record (as provided in this table) may have resulted in some issues being categorized in a summary manner. Anyone wishing to fully understand the context of the information and evidence provided by Indigenous communities, as well as the applicable responses to these concerns by the applicant, should therefore familiarize themselves with the entire record of the hearing.
Concern |
Indigenous Communities |
Reference to Board’s Record |
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Effects of the pipeline on Indigenous interests, including asserted and established Treaty and Indigenous Rights of Indigenous Communities |
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Impacts of the pipeline on asserted and established Treaty and Indigenous Rights |
Adams Lake Indian Band |
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Blood Tribe |
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Driftpile Cree Nation |
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Kwantlen First Nation |
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Louis Bull Tribe |
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Nooaitch First Nation |
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Stó:lō Tribal Council |
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The First Nations of the Maa-Nulth Treaty Society |
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Whitefish Lake (Goodfish) Lake First Nation #128 |
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Whitefish Lake First Nation #459 |
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Impacts of the pipeline to use and availability of Crown land by Indigenous Peoples to practice traditional activities and exercise Indigenous and Treaty Rights |
Stó:lō Tribal Council |
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Tsuut’ina Nation |
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Whitefish Lake First Nation #459 |
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Impacts of the pipeline on traditional land and resource uses, cultural practices and activities including hunting, fishing, gathering and trapping |
Adams Lake Indian Band |
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Blood Tribe |
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Driftpile Cree Nation |
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Kwantlen First Nation |
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Little Shuswap Lake Indian Band |
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Louis Bull Tribe |
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Nooaitch Indian Band |
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Stó:lō Collective |
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Stó:lō Tribal Council |
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Tsuut’ina Nation |
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Whitefish Lake First Nation #459 |
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Impacts of the pipeline on heritage resources |
Blood Tribe |
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Driftpile Cree Nation |
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Louis Bull Tribe |
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Papaschase First Nation No. 136 |
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Tsuut’ina Nation |
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Whitefish Lake First Nation #459 |
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Impacts of cumulative development |
Adams Lake Indian Band |
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Driftpile Cree Nation |
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Kwantlen First Nation |
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Louis Bull Tribe |
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Stó:lō Tribal Council |
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Tsuut’ina Nation |
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Whitefish Lake First Nation #459 |
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Opportunity for employment, contracting and economic benefits for Indigenous individuals, communities, and businesses related to pipeline |
Driftpile Cree Nation |
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Papaschase First Nation No. 136 |
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Whitefish Lake First Nation #459 |
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Human Health |
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Impacts of the pipeline on human health due to lack of access to traditional foods, water quality impacts |
Chawathil First Nation |
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Cheam First Nation |
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Driftpile Cree Nation |
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Louis Bull Tribe |
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Kwantlen First Nation |
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Nooaitch Indian Band |
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Seabird Island Band |
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Stó:lō Collective |
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Stó:lō Tribal Council |
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Tsuut’ina Nation |
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Whitefish Lake First Nation #459 |
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Impacts of pipeline on socio-cultural well-being |
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Impacts of the pipeline on social and cultural well-being, including the connection between land use and well-being |
Adams Lake First Nation |
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Chawathil First Nation |
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Cheam First Nation |
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Driftpile Cree Nation |
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Kwantlen First Nation |
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Louis Bull Tribe |
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Seabird Island Band |
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Stó:lō Tribal Council |
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The First Nations of the Maa-Nulth Tribal Society |
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Tsuut’ina Nation |
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Whitefish Lake First Nation #459 |
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Impacts on the social-cultural well-being of Indigenous people as a result of anxiety related to perceived risks of pipeline-related oil spills |
Whitefish (Goodfish) Lake First Nation #128 |
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Scope of the Project assessment |
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Scope of the environmental assessment / consideration of effects of upstream (oil sands) and downstream (use of transported oil) |
Driftpile Cree Nation |
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Louis Bull Tribe |
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Nooaitch Indian Band |
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Shackan Indian Band |
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Tsuut’ina Nation |
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Whitefish Lake First Nation #459 |
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Environmental effects of the pipeline |
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Effects on freshwater fish and habitat |
Adams Lake Indian Band |
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Driftpile Cree Nation |
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Louis Bull Tribe |
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Nooaitch Indian Band |
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Tsuut’ina Nation |
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Whitefish Lake First Nation #459 |
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Effects on wildlife and wildlife habitat |
Driftpile Cree Nation |
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Louis Bull Tribe |
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Tsuut’ina Nation |
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Whitefish Lake First Nation #459 |
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Effects on vegetation |
Driftpile Cree Nation |
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Louis Bull Tribe |
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Tsuut’ina Nation |
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Whitefish Lake First Nation #459 |
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Effects on water quality |
Driftpile Cree Nation |
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Louis Bull Tribe |
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Nooaitch Indian Band |
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Tsuut’ina Nation |
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Whitefish Lake First Nation #459 |
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Impact of accidents and malfunctions (pipeline spill) / adequacy of emergency response |
Blood Tribe |
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Driftpile Cree Nation |
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Ermineskin Cree Nation |
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Louis Bull Tribe |
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Nooaitch Indian Band |
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Papaschase First Nation No. 136 |
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Tsuut’ina First Nation |
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Whitefish (Goodfish) Lake First Nation #128 |
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Whitefish Lake First Nation #459 |
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Follow-up and Monitoring |
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Indigenous involvement in monitoring of pipeline |
Blood Tribe |
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Driftpile Cree Nation |
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Ermineskin Cree Nation |
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Kwantlen First Nation |
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Louis Bull Tribe |
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Stó:lō Tribal Council |
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Tsuu’Tina Nation |
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Whitefish Lake First Nation #459 |
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Climate Change |
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Impact of climate change on the environment and on traditional land and resource uses, cultural practices, and activities |
Adams Lake Indian Band |
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Blood Tribe |
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Driftpile Cree Nation |
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Kwantlen First Nation |
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Louis Bull Tribe |
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Lyackson First Nation |
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Métis Nation of BC |
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Nooaitch Indian Band |
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Tsartlip First Nation |
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Tsuut’ina Nation |
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Whitefish Lake First Nation #459 |
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Federal policies |
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Federal energy policy |
Whitefish Lake First Nation #459 |
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