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| Dene Chief Bill Erasmus at White House rally to halt the pipeline in Sept./Photo Josh Lopez |
Press statement
YELLOWKNIFE, Northwest Territories -- (Sept. 19, 2011) The Dene Nation has helped prepare an accord opposing the Keystone XL pipeline with First Nations, tribal leaders, and property owners in the United States and Canada. The accord was agreed to at a meeting on the Rosebud Sioux reservation in South Dakota last week, and is the latest in a serious of coordinated actions between different entities with diverse interests opposing the pipeline.
"Our meeting was very informative because, for the first time, we had the chance to listen to property owners who explained their concerns about the proposed pipeline going through their lands," said Dene National Chief Bill Erasmus. "They are very concerned about potential spills on their land and need clarity about who is responsible for the potential cleanup."
The Dene Nation and others will be seeking support for the accord from First Nations, tribal leaders and property owners. The accord will be brought to Washington, D.C. next month and presented to the United States' government during hearings on the pipeline. President Barrack Ob [...]
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