The fact that the city and Harmac would consider moving forward with a water-sharing agreement without the Snuneymuxw shows a pattern of disrespect that we want stopped."
The Snuneymuxw First Nation is preparing court action against the City of Nanaimo and the Harmac pulp mill over a water-sharing agreement between the city and the mill that is expected to be signed soon.
CBC interview of Doug White III, chief of the Snuneymuxw First Nation, talking about the outcome of the meeting earlier this week between First Nations leaders from across the country and the Prime Minister.
Mould has become a "national housing crisis" for people living in the dilapidated homes that characterize First Nations reserves across the country, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Victoria.
Snuneymuxw First Nation chief Doug White fears for the First Nations and other people along B.C.'s coast if the proposed Enbridge Gateway pipeline proceeds.
Snuneymuxw First Nation chief Doug White is calling for the federal government's impartiality during Ottawa's ongoing hearings into the proposed Enbridge Gateway pipeline project.
The treaty is supposed to recognize the Snuneymuxw way of life, and protect Snuneymuxw village sites, enclosed fields and confirm the protection for Snuneymuxw fisheries and hunting.
