Myeengun Henry, band councillor for the Chippewas of the Thames, says his nation never consented to the construction of a pipeline through their territory. He said his nation, the Chippewas of the Thames, didn’t consent to the pipeline’s construction in the first place, 40 years ago. This week, as their legal bills mount, the Chippewas of the Thames launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise $500,000 to help cover the cost of their case. Similar to the Chippewas, the Clyde River Inuit are claiming they weren’t properly consulted by Ottawa during the process that approved seismic testing for oil off the coast of their small community. Nader Hasan, a Toronto lawyer representing the Inuit in the Clyde River appeal, said the two cases are of the upmost national importance.

Source: thestar October 20, 2016 09:00 UTC