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Northern Gateway talks excluded question of First Nations' governance rights
2015-10-02 22:41:02| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Two First Nations fighting to overturn approval of the Northern Gateway pipeline project say federal officials refused to discuss their claim of decision-making power over ancestral lands. Lawyer Cheryl Sharvit says the Nadleh Whut'en and Nak'azdli are not asserting the right to veto resource projects on traditional territories in British Columbia's Central Interior.
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