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New s ReleaseFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 14, 2010

First Nations Call on BC to Work with First Nations tundertake major mining legislative and policy reform

CoastSalishTerritory/VancouverInanopenletterandjointstatement(attached) toPr

Campbell,FirstNationsleadersarestronglyurgingtheBCgovernmenttoheedtheconclus

containedintherecentlyreleasedreportbytheHarvardLawSchoolsInternationalHuma

titled,BearingtheBurden:TheEffectsofMiningonFirstNationsinBritishColumbia.

FirstNationsLeadersarecallingonBCtoworkwithFirstNationsonanurgentandpriority

undertakemajormininglegislativeandpolicyreformforconsistencywithcaselawinCana

internationalinstruments

such

as

the

United

Nations

Declaration

on

the

Rights

of

Indigeno

andthecommitments madeundertheNewRelationshipandTransformativeChangeAcc

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Forfurtherinformationpleasecontact:

GrandChief

Edward

John

(edjohnr@fns.bc.ca)

PoliticalExecutive,FirstNationsSummit 7787728218

GrandChiefStewartPhillip(president@ubcic.bc.ca)

President,UnionofBCIndianChiefs 2504905314

Ni l H ( i l h @b f )

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June10,2010

Hon.PremierCampbell

PremierofBritishColumbia

POBox9041StnProvGovt

Victoria,BCV8W9E1

DearHonourablePremier,

Asyouareaware,onJune7,2010,theHarvardLawSchoolsInternationalHumanRights

areporttitled,BearingtheBurden:TheEffectsofMiningonFirstNationsinBritishColum

ThisimportantreportreflectstheseriousconcernsofFirstNationsfromacrossBCwithre

miningindustry. AnumberofFirstNationshaveendorsedtheenclosedJointStatement

ParticipatingNationsRegardingtheEffectsofMiningonFirstNationsinBritishColumbia

Westronglyurgeyoutoheedtheconclusionsofthisimportantreportandtherecommen

containedintheenclosedJointStatement.WecallonyoutoworkwithFirstNationsona

prioritybasistoundertakemajormininglegislativeandpolicyreformforconsistencywith

Canada,internationalinstrumentssuchastheUnitedNationsDeclarationontheRightsof

Peoples,andthecommitmentswevemadeundertheNewRelationshipandTransformat

Accord.

Sincerely,

OnbehalfoftheBCASSEMBLYOFFIRSTNATIONS:

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OnbehalfoftheFIRSTNATIONSSUMMIT:

GrandChiefEdwardJohn ChiefDouglasWhiteIIIKwulasultun DanSmith

OnbehalfoftheUNIONOFBCINDIANCHIEFS

GrandChiefStewartPhillip ChiefWilliamCharlie ChiefRobertCha

OnbehalfoftheTAKLALAKEFIRSTNATION

ChiefDollyAbraham

OnbehalfoftheCARRIERSEKANITRIBALCOUNCIL

TerryTeegee

OnbehalfofFIRSTNATIONSWOMENADVOCATINGRESPONSIBLEMINING

ChiefDollyAbraham

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