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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
PoliticalExecutive,FirstNationsSummit 7787728218
GrandChiefStewartPhillip([email protected])
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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