KITAMAAT VILLAGE, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - May 25, 2010) - The Haisla and Gitga'at First Nations have invited members of the public and media to a traditional feast on May 29 to re-affirm community opposition to Enbridge's Northern Gateway Pipeline and oil tanker traffic.
WHAT: Solidarity of Nations Feast
WHERE: Haisla Recreation Centre, Kitamaat Village (13km south of Kitimat, B.C.)
WHEN: Saturday, May 29, 2010. Presentations begin at 9:00 a.m. Dinner at 4:30 p.m.
The dinner will feature the traditional foods of the coastal First Nations and will be followed by First Nations dancing.
Presenters at the feast will include:
- Dr. David Suzuki, Scientist, broadcaster and renowned conservation leader
- Guujaaw, Council of the Haida Nation
- Art Sterritt, Coastal First Nations
- Stewart Phillip, Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs
- Dolores Pollard, Haisla Chief Councillor
- First Nations Summit (presenter TBA)
- Terry Teegee, Carrier Sekani Tribal Council
- Dr. Riki Ott, Cordova, Alaska
- Norm Hann (recently completed a 385-kilometre paddling expedition of the proposed oil tanker route on his stand-up paddleboard)
This is a family friendly event and admission is free.