[BCFSN] Fwd: Treaty 8 Justice for the Peace Tour - URGENT REQUEST FOR SUPPORT

[Dawn Morrison]

Please share this information far and wide and stand in solidarity with the
Dene Za Cree peoples to stop this destructive Site C Dam that Justin
Trudeau has recently approved to the dismay of all of us who care about
Indigenous bio-cultural heritage and agricultural land.


Dawn Morrison,

BC Food Systems Network
Working Group on Indigenous Food Sovereignty
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From: Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs <ubcic at ubcic.bc.ca>
Date: Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 9:36 AM
Subject: Treaty 8 Justice for the Peace Tour - URGENT REQUEST FOR SUPPORT
To: Dawn Morrison <dmo6842 at gmail.com>


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Good morning Dawn. Elders, youth and leadership are traveling to Montreal
for a Federal Court of Canada hearing on September 12. Please see their
plea for assistance below. Thank you.

[image: 1-2016_07_08__136.JPG]*Treaty 8 Territory/Peace River Valley/
British Columbia*


*URGENT REQUEST FOR SUPPORT*

Our people, Prophet River and West Moberly First Nations, have been
fighting the Site C hydroelectric dam project (“the project”) for close to
five decades. The project threatens to flood three of the largest rivers in
our territory: Peace, Moberly, and Halfway Rivers. Over 107 kilometers of
river valleys and their tributaries could be under water including ancient
burial sites.

On September 12, 2016, we will be in Montreal in the federal court of
appeal to challenge the Canada’s project approval. Our community members
will be embarking on a road tour across Canada to magnify the gross
injustices of this project and to amplify public support for the protection
of the Peace River Valley. We, along with the full support of the First
Nations Leadership Council, are urgently requesting your involvement in
this very significant and historic journey.

The implications of the court’s decision are far reaching, especially for
other Treaty First Nations. The arguments specifically ask if Canada is
justified in approving projects, without undertaking their own analysis and
determination on infringement of Treaty.

Additionally, many characterize the Site C Dam as a litmus test of the
commitment’s made by Canada to have a renewed, nation-to-nation
relationship with First Nations; a respectful relationship that honours
Treaties and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous
People.

Below is a list of the Treaty 8 Justice for the Peace Tour needs:

   - Offer to host or help with a solidarity event along the journey’s
   earmarked stops – Edmonton/Saskatoon/Winnipeg/Thunder Bay/Sault Ste.
   Maire/Ottawa/Montreal
   - Build awareness and excitement about the tour through your networks
   and social media
   - Coordinate local drummers to welcome and/or send-off the bus
   - Create welcome banners and signs to rally around the bus when it
   arrives
   - Provide meals and billeting for bus participants
   - Engage your local politicians and media to attend the solidarity
   events near you
   - Promote and encourage your networks to attend the solidarity events
   near you
   - Recruit and confirm dignitaries to speak at the solidarity event(s)
   - Provide a monetary donation to off-set the costs of the journey


*Treaty 8 Justice for the Peace Tour*

Please contact Verena Hofmann at (250) 793-1124 or v_hofmann at hotmail.com if
you are interested in fulfilling any of the items listed above.

For more information about the Protect the Peace River Valley Campaign, go
to: http://www.stopsitec.org/
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To make a donation directly to our legal fund, go to:
http://raventrust.com/no-site-c-grab-a-paddle/
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Now more than ever, we must collectively pool our efforts and support each
other. We sincerely hope that you will answer our call for help.

In friendship,

[Original signed]

Chief Roland Willson
*West Moberly First Nations*

Chief Lynette Tsakoza
*Prophet River First Nation*

Grand Chief Edward John
Robert Phillips
Cheryl Casimer
*On behalf of the FIRST NATIONS SUMMIT*

Grand Chief Stewart Phillip
Chief Bob Chamberlin
Chief Judy Wilson
*On behalf of the UNION OF BC INDIAN CHIEFS*

Regional Chief Shane Gottfriedson
*On behalf of the BC ASSEMBLY OF FIRST NATIONS*
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