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Tsleil-Waututh

Kinder Morgan, Rueben George, Tsleil-Waututh

Tsleil-Waututh First Nation rejects Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain expansion

In an old legend from the Tsleil-Waututh First Nation, a two-headed serpent brings hunger and disease to the Burrard Inlet, killing off the salmon. In order to survive, the people had to confront the...
Rueben George, Trans Mountain Pipeline, Tsleil-Waututh, Kinder Morgan

Rueben George blasts pipeline expansion proposal at Kinder Morgan AGM

Tsleil-Waututh First Nation representative Rueben George marched into the Kinder Morgan headquarters in Houston, Texas, with a strong message from his traditional territory near North Vancouver. "I...

First Nations' anti-Keystone XL alliance years in making

Indigenous organizers say Reject and Protect gathering in DC last week marked the culmination of years spent building solidarity across nations and across borders.

Rueben George supports NDP's opposition to pipeline expansion

Rueben George, a prominent leader of the First Nations pushback against the Kinder Morgan pipeline fully supports BC NDP leader Adrian Dix’s position on the pipeline expansion. Dix announced his...
Chief Maureen Thomas signs the International Treaty to Protect the Sacred

Tsleil-Waututh First Nation sign international treaty to oppose tar sands development

First Nation whose territory is directly affected by pipeline development sign on to oppose tar sands development.

Stanley Park on the front lines if there's an oil spill, Wilderness Committee warns at public forum

“No more rallies and protests,” Rueben George  of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation told the audience at the Wilderness Committee's Stanley Park Tanker Town Hall on Thursday. “This is a time...

Opening of Aboriginal Pavilion Historic as First Nations Recognized as Official Olympic Partners

The CEO of the Four host First Nations Society Tewanee Joseph kicked off the speeches today at the opening of the Aboriginal Pavilion. Four host First Nations: Lil'wat, Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-...