Fisheries committee  Yes. We could elaborate. Go ahead, Marilyn.

Fisheries committee  A lot of the ecological damage that happens from these industries and these practices are not very well known. These are very remote areas. A lot of the time, having a presence in these areas and understanding what is happening in the area has historically been undervalued. I thi

Fisheries committee  I think we both share some of the same situations with the rotational fishery. Primarily it's in the sedentary species, geoduck being one of the more prominent ones. Every three years, they cycle in and out of Haida Gwaii. I know it's the same in the Heiltsuk territory. There are

Fisheries committee  That's a very interesting question. I'm trying to say that, if I were minister, I would be an indigenous minister, of course. From our point of view, historically it's boiled down to where infringements take place, where we believe that indigenous rights are being infringed upo

Fisheries committee  I'm not sure. If you can, clarify the question again. I'm a little bit confused on what you were trying to get at.

Fisheries committee  Good morning, everybody. The sun isn't even up here in Haida Gwaii yet, but it's always a great opportunity to provide some perspective on behalf of my nation and here on the west coast of British Columbia. My name is kil tlaats ‘gaa Peter Lantin, and I am the president and offi

Transport committee  We have a saying in Haida Gwaii: “If you can't do it sustainably, you don't do it at all.” Our economic strategy is built on that. We are still dependent on the resources we have. Logging and fishing are still very much alive and well, but they are now being done sustainably. We

Transport committee  I think the previous government, in the gutting of DFO and all the capacity it did have, and the Coast Guard previously, had a very negative impact on the ability to do things around here. The reality is that we definitely need more. They shouldn't look at the first nations as ju

Transport committee  Up until our incident with the Simushir, the only way we were going to deal with getting people trained in the capacity to respond was if we embraced oil or LNG. That was the political reality for us, and we weren't prepared to do that. Since the Simushir incident, our eyes are w

Transport committee  Consultation is called the Haida decision. On Haida Gwaii we're very attuned to what that means. I think sometimes it gets construed that if it's a good thing you don't need to consult with people. I think there is that general sense around this bill, but now the consultation is

Transport committee  I think for us it's always difficult. The one thing that has been happening the last few years is that the more you look into the issues in and around shipping and how shipping affects you, the more complex and difficult it becomes. Our knowledge base is becoming quite vast. That

Transport committee  I think the Haida Nation believes that the whole perspective feels like fearmongering in the sense that somehow these economic opportunities are going to change hundreds of years of colonialism, the Indian Act, and residential school experiences that have really been at the core

Transport committee  I am not sure I truly understand the question.

Transport committee  We don't know. Right now, if you look at the history of shipping in and around Haida Gwaii, it has never involved us. There's been no consultation around what we think about these things. There's been no talk about anything around economics. There's zero reference point on Haida

Transport committee  I can speak about Canada. The Haida Nation has an active title case right now, for which we're preparing to go to court. Part of the workaround is to work with our neighbouring nations that share the water with us and to ensure that we have understanding around where the lines ar