“While ‘Coastal First Nations’ sounds like it might be a Band or group in the region, in fact, it’s a not-for-profit based in Vancouver and set up with money from Left-wing American foundations.”
“If you were to listen to most of Canada’s media, you’d be convinced that every ‘First Nation’ {Indian Tribe} on British Columbia’s coast is 100% against any possible oil pipeline. Time and again, we keep hearing that ‘Coastal First Nations’ are opposed to any pipeline and will stop any development.
“Here’s the thing: while ‘Coastal First Nations’ sounds like it might be a Band or group in the region, in fact, it’s a not-for-profit based in Vancouver and set up with money from Left-wing American foundations.
https://coastalfirstnations.ca/about/
“The offices of Coastal ‘First Nations’, which is officially known as the ‘Great Bear Initiative Society’, are found at the corner of Granville and West Hastings in Vancouver. This is an organization that attempts to speak as though they represent all ‘Indigenous’ {sic} voices on the British Columbia Coast when they clearly do not.
https://www.facebook.com/coastalfirstnations/
{NOTE: Canadian Aboriginals are “Indigenous” to Mongolia and Siberia…}
‘Funded by Left-wing American groups’
“The ‘Great Bear Initiative Society’, now known as CFN, is a political advocacy group that was set up with millions of dollars from Left-wing American foundations opposed to oil and gas development in Canada. These organizations, such as the ‘Tides Foundation’, the ‘Rockefeller Brothers Fund’, the ‘Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation’, ‘Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies’ have donated millions to stop oil and gas production and that includes here in Canada.
https://financialpost.com/opinion/u-s-foundations-against-the-oil-sands
{‘Carving Up Canada’, (U.S. Foundations) {Oct. 6, 2020}:
“The so called Wet’suwet’en blockade of the Coastal Gas-link pipeline has brought to the surface a very small part of massive funding of Astro-Sage “Indigenous” organizations. This phenomenon is being used by massive private foundations to disrupt Canada, economically and socially…”
https://canadiansforlegalequality.wordpress.com/2020/10/06/carving-up-canada/ }
“In 2008, the ‘Rockefeller Brothers Fund’, one of the early donors to ‘Coastal First Nations’, organized a campaign against Canada’s “tar sands” to try and shut down oil production in Northern Alberta.
“They were key to organizing against the ‘Northern Gateway’ pipeline project which also proposed to build an oil pipeline to Kitimat, B.C., just as Alberta Premier Danielle Smith wants to do today.
“What we’re seeing now, is simply a continuation of the opposition that was funded by American sources in the early days and now is too often funded by the Canadian federal government.
“Back in 2014, when Northern Gateway was still a going concern, Art Sterritt, then the BMW-driving executive director for the ‘Coastal First Nations’, threatened the project with ‘Indigenous’ resistance, even though most communities along the route supported ‘Northern Gateway’.
“Anybody tries sticking shovels in the ground, there’ll be ‘First Nations’ there to stop them”,
Sterritt told APTN at the time.
https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/ottawas-approval-enbridge-pipeline-spark-defining-moment/
“Now, ‘Coastal First Nations’, the not-for-profit based in Vancouver and set up with Left-wing, anti-oil, foundation money from the United States, is once again saying there will be no pipeline built on their watch.
“We are here to remind the Alberta government, the federal government, and any potential private proponent that we will never allow oil tankers on our coast, and that this pipeline project will never happen”,
the group said in a statement last week.
‘Doesn’t speak for all coastal Indigenous communities’
“While they call themselves the “Rights and Title Holders” to the area, that’s not accurate. They are a not-for-profit that has some representation in coastal communities, but they don’t speak for everyone now, anymore than they did in 2014 when CFN opposed ‘Northern Gateway’ while most communities along the route supported it.
“People like Ellis Ross, the current ‘Conservative’ {Party} MP for Skeena-Bulkley Valley and former Chief of the Haisla ‘Nation’ {a ‘nation’ of 2,138 people} in Kitimat — a potential export port for an oil pipeline — has long been in favour of a pipeline. He’s not alone on this but most media would have you believe that ‘Coastal First Nations’ is a group representing all ‘First Nations’ on the B.C. coast.
“Time and again, the many ‘First Nations’ communities who support resource development projects are ignored. Those who will claim that they oppose these projects will be given far more airtime, far more column inches in newspapers and far more attention than those who want to move forward economically.
{‘Chief Denounces Environmentalist ‘Red-washing’ {April 15, 2018}:
“Some aboriginal leaders are getting tired of being manipulated by ‘environmental’ activists:
“Cancellation of the ‘Trans Mountain’ pipeline would cost B.C. ‘First Nations’ hundreds of millions of dollars in benefits, job training, and employment and business opportunities, according to Cheam Chief Ernie Crey.”
‘Agreement provides path for pipeline’
“The Memorandum Of Understanding between the federal government and Alberta doesn’t guarantee a pipeline; it puts forward the path for this to happen. Some want to act as if ‘Indigenous’ groups have a veto, or that the British Columbia government has a veto when the law and the Supreme Court, have made clear that neither do.
{‘In Case You Missed It – No Aboriginal Veto, Says Supreme Court’ {Dec.6, 2025}:
“Two Supreme Court of Canada decisions made it abundantly clear that, while the federal government has a duty to consult, that does not mean that ‘First Nations’ can veto a project. This week, just days after the new NDP government said it would work to implement a declaration that ostensibly gives ‘First Nations’ {Indian tribes} in B.C. a veto over projects like the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled no such veto exists.”
https://endracebasedlaw.ca/2025/12/06/in-case-you-missed-it-no-aboriginal-veto-says-supreme-court/ }
“We need a serious discussion about how or if a pipeline can be built to the northwest coast. Treating some groups as if they are bigger and more important than they are, or as if they hold special powers, doesn’t serve anyone.
“‘Coastal First Nations’ is an activist group, that is all. Treat them as such.”
–‘Coastal First Nations is an activist group, they have no pipeline veto’,
Brian Lilley, Toronto Sun, Dec. 03, 2025
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
‘Coastal ‘First Nations’:
Gitga’at ‘First Nation’, {a ‘nation’ of 872 people}
Gitxaała ‘Nation’, {a ‘nation’ of 2,120 people}
Haida ‘Nation’, {a ‘nation’ of 4,635 people}
Heiltsuk ‘Nation’, {a ‘nation’ of 2,527 people}
Kitasoo Xai’xais ‘Nation’, {a ‘nation’ of 489 people}
Metlakatla ‘Nation’, {a ‘nation’ of 1,137 people}
Nuxalk ‘Nation’, {a ‘nation’ of 1,852 people}
Wuikinuxv ‘Nation’, {a ‘nation’ of 293 people}
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
“Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to meet with Coastal ‘First Nations’ after chiefs voted unanimously Tuesday to press the government to uphold the oil tanker ban off the northern British Columbia coast, and withdraw an agreement signed with Alberta last week that clears a path for a new oil pipeline.
“B.C. Regional Chief Terry Teegee, speaking to Carney during the Assembly of ‘First Nations’ special gathering in Ottawa, said First Nations title in the province “is not a policy issue“ {? You wish!}.
“Do you respect the direction of the rights and {invented} ‘title holders’, and what concrete steps will your government implement to ensure that ‘First Nations’ have true decision-making authority, as stated in the United Nations Declaration?”
Teegee asked after Carney delivered remarks to the hundreds of chiefs gathered.
“Carney said his office had already made the formal request to have a meeting with Coastal ‘First Nations’.
“I look forward to that meeting at the earliest opportunity“,
he said.
“Teegee, when asked what he made of Carney’s response to his question, said the promise to meet is only as good as the deed.
“Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed a memorandum of understanding on Nov. 27 to co-operate on energy, opening up the prospect of an exemption from the tanker ban to support the pipeline. The ban was passed in legislation in 2019, putting legal teeth behind a non-binding moratorium that had been in place in the region since the 1970s. It bars oil tankers carrying more than 12,500 tonnes of crude oil from stopping or unloading at ports from the northern tip of Vancouver Island to the Alaska border.
“Chief Donald Edgars of Old Massett Village in Haida Gwaii put forward the resolution Tuesday calling on chiefs to affirm support for the oil tanker ban, and to support ‘First Nations’ in B.C. in their opposition to any new pipeline.
“Edgars told his fellow chiefs a new pipeline to B.C.’s coast is “nothing but a pipe dream” {Funny guy} and that passing his resolution would show Carney they are united in their opposition.
“We cannot let this happen“,
Edgars told the chiefs.
“I call on all chiefs to reject this dangerous precedent. I ask the chiefs to stand in support of coastal ‘First Nations’ {some} who firmly reject any pipelines that propose running through ‘our {claimed but unproven and often stolen} territories’.“
“The resolution was seconded by B.C.-based ‘Indigenous’ resource lawyer Merle Alexander, who said an oil spill would destroy the livelihoods of people in the region.
“Carney was generally well received by the standing-room only crowd, though some chiefs heckled him and others decried the limited amount of time to ask him questions. Chiefs were asked by the A‘FN’ to limit their time at the mic to two minutes each.
“He gets 20 minutes, and we only get two?”
shouted Mohawk Council of Khanawake Grand Chief Cody Diabo as he was denied speaking time.
“Cold Lake ‘First Nation’ {a ‘nation’ of 3,411 people} Chief Kelsey Jacko, a chief known for vocalizing his opinions during A‘FN’ gatherings, shouted at Carney as he left the stage, saying chiefs spent hours travelling to Ottawa in hopes of getting face time with the prime minister.
“Prime ministers and their cabinets traditionally attend the December A‘FN’ meeting to gauge the outlook of ‘First Nations’ leadership and field chiefs’ questions and criticisms.
“Before the event, A‘FN’ National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak told The Canadian Press that Carney would be wise to come to the meeting with firm commitments to things the chiefs want, such as the clean drinking water legislation.
{‘New A‘FN’ head Chief Threatens Canada’ {Dec.20, 2023}:
“If you don’t listen to our people, you don’t listen to our chiefs, you don’t answer them, then there’s problems. And so, to Canada: we’re coming for you.”
“Cindy Woodhouse has became the new national chief of the Assembly of ‘First Nations’ {Indian Bands}. In a speech, she pleaded with Canadians to support the people she represents, and warned them to pay attention.”
https://endracebasedlaw.ca/2023/12/20/new-afn-head-chief-threatens-canada/ }
“He did just that, telling chiefs his government will introduce clean drinking water legislation in the spring, delaying a bill that had been promised for this fall. Carney also said he will host a joint meeting with federal, provincial, territorial and ‘First Nations’ leaders early in the new year and that co-ordination on water solutions will be a key agenda item — something Woodhouse Nepinak and her predecessors have for years called for.
“In his speech, Carney said 85% of drinking water advisories on reserve have been lifted through investments of over $7 billion since 2016. He said his government is committed to ending the remaining 38 advisories and allocated an additional $2.3 billion to the project in Budget 2025.
“The prime minister said he recognizes the need for a more permanent solution through a co-ordinated approach…
“‘Bill C-61’, introduced in the last Parliament, sought to ensure ‘First Nations’ have access to clean drinking water and can protect fresh water sources on ‘their territories’ {?}. It died when the election was called this spring. It recognized that ‘First Nations’ have an inherent right to clean drinking water {Don’t ALL Canadians?} and committed the government to provide adequate and sustainable funding for water services in ‘First Nations’.
“It’s unclear if that exact legislation will be brought back to the House of Commons, or if Carney is planning for new legislation altogether, as it faced fierce opposition from the governments of Alberta and Ontario.
“During her opening remarks, Woodhouse Nepinak slammed Carney’s government over what she called its failure to consult meaningfully with ‘First Nations’ and cuts to federal investments in ‘First Nations’ communities. Woodhouse Nepinak said First Nations will continue to protect their rights, in and outside of the courts.
“‘First Nations’ leaders have for months criticized the Carney government’s approach to ‘First Nations’, saying its actions signal a major shift in the tone of the relationship set by former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau {We can only hope…}.
“They have accused his government of introducing legislation that affects them without their consent or co-operation as it seeks to remake the economy in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war.
“Woodhouse Nepinak acknowledged “Canada is going through challenging times” {And you’ve been steadily making it worse} but insisted Carney won’t get the economic wins he wants by shutting ‘First Nations’ out of the conversation.
“Canada can create all the MOUs, projects offices and advisory groups (it wants), but chiefs will be united — and are united — when it comes to the approval of projects on ‘First Nations’ {claimed but unproven, often stolen and mostly ceded by Treaty} lands“,
she said.
“There will be no getting around ‘rights-holders’.”
{We shall see…}
“The Assembly continues through Thursday, and several other federal ministers are scheduled to speak before the meeting ends.”
–‘Carney vows to meet Coastal First Nations after chiefs vote against pipeline to B.C.’,
Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press,Dec. 2, 2025
“Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson faced a failing grade and a cancelled speech at this week’s Assembly of ‘First Nations’ meeting as pushback grows among B.C. chiefs over the government’s new energy agreement with Alberta.
“Some B.C. chiefs say the ‘Building Canada Act’ is failing its first test, accusing the ‘Liberals’ of dodging critical questions about ‘First Nations’ consent for a proposed pipeline from Alberta to the West Coast.
“His engagement with Coastal ‘First Nations’ and ‘First Nations’ in British Columbia, if I was going to grade it — it would be an ‘F’,”
B.C. Regional Chief Terry Teegee of the Assembly of ‘First Nations’ said.
“Hodgson had been on the agenda to speak at the Assembly of ‘First Nations’ (A‘FN’) special chiefs assembly in Ottawa Thursday. But this morning, his name was off the schedule.
“His office told CBC News
“there was a shuffling of the agenda by organizers from the federal government {?!?}“,
specifying it was not Hodgson’s office that made the change.
“The Minister is facing heavy criticism from chiefs and his own colleagues for the way he’s approaching ‘First Nations’ around the Memorandum Of Understanding the federal government signed with Alberta, and how a potential pipeline would impact B.C.
“Instead of addressing the assembly, Hodgson met with the A‘FN’s B.C. regional caucus on the sidelines. Such meetings are generally private, but B.C. chiefs and members opened the door to media not long after it began, to air their concerns.
“What he didn’t answer is that what will happen if some ‘First Nations’ say ‘Yes’, like Alberta ‘First Nations’, for instance, and B.C. ‘First Nations’ say ‘No’. Will you force the project on us? And he just sort of stepped around and sort of said, well, that’s a premature question“,
said Merle Alexander, member of the Heiltsuk ‘First Nation’, {a ‘nation’ of 2,527 people in B.C.
“That doesn’t give us any comfort.”
“Hodgson told the chiefs that he will be “up on the northern coast [of B.C.] soon“. He reiterated that there isn’t a pipeline on the table yet.
“The ‘Indigenous Peoples’ on the coast care a lot about their land, and what we talked about today was a process for how projects will be developed“,
Hodgson said.
“They’ll be developed in partnership with ‘First Nations’, and that’s the commitment in the ‘Building Canada Act’.”
“Earlier this week, the A‘FN’ passed a unanimous resolution calling on the federal government to withdraw from the ‘Memorandum Of Understanding’ (MOU) with Alberta that sets the conditions for a pipeline to B.C.’s northern coast, including a potential exemption to that coast’s oil tanker ban.
“This MOU is a slap in the face of British Columbia“,
said Teegee.
“They did this agreement without B.C. in mind.“
“Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne defended Hodgson on Thursday.
“I think [Hodgson] has done the work which is important, which respected the Major Projects Office. I think that the engagement is what needs to be done“,
Champagne told reporters after he addressed the assembly later in the day.
“The ‘nations’ {sic} want to be heard, the ‘nations’ want to be [involved], the ‘nations’ want to build the future together.”
“But some members of B.C. ‘First Nations’ worry the government could proceed without them, even after consultations take place.
“You can expect there will be fierce and active litigation. There will be significant civil unrest along the corridor“,
Alexander said.
{Always the threats of what will happen if they don’t get their way…}
“‘First Nations’ in B.C., when they say ‘No’, they mean it. So you’ll see a significant and forceful opposition.”
–‘Natural resources minister takes heat from B.C. chiefs over potential West Coast pipeline’,
Lisa Mayor, CBC News, Dec. 04, 2025
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/bc-chiefs-hodgson-pipeline-9.7003269
See also:
‘The REAL Story of the Wet’suwet’en Pipeline Protests‘ (Coastal GasLink) {Sept.26, 2022}:
“We regret to say that nearly everything the so-called Wet’suwet’en land defenders and their supporters have been doing is in direct conflict with these traditional laws and protocols… The protesters have also taken it upon themselves to invite violent people {Mohawks and Vancouver ‘anarchists’} into ‘our territories’… Many are also afraid to speak up because of bullying and alienation by aggressive and confrontational people on social media, who do not know the facts.”
https://endracebasedlaw.wordpress.com/2022/09/26/the-real-story-of-the-wetsuweten-pipeline-protests/
‘Americans Using Aboriginals Against Canada’ {May 18, 2016}:
“These same people are doing nothing to slow down Texas, nothing to slow down North Dakota. It’s an American-funded campaign, and they should start in their own backyard.”
‘New A‘FN’ head Chief Threatens Canada’ {Dec.20, 2023}:
“If you don’t listen to our people, you don’t listen to our chiefs, you don’t answer them, then there’s problems. And so, to Canada: we’re coming for you.”
“Cindy Woodhouse has became the new national chief of the Assembly of ‘First Nations’ {Indian Bands}. In a speech, she pleaded with Canadians to support the people she represents, and warned them to pay attention.”
https://endracebasedlaw.ca/2023/12/20/new-afn-head-chief-threatens-canada/
‘Chief Denounces Environmentalist ‘Red-washing’ (B.C.) {April 15, 2018}:
“Some aboriginal leaders are getting tired of being manipulated by ‘environmental’ activists:
“Cancellation of the ‘Trans Mountain’ pipeline would cost B.C. ‘First Nations’ hundreds of millions of dollars in benefits, job training, and employment and business opportunities, according to Cheam Chief Ernie Crey.”
‘Pro-Oil ‘First Nations’ On The Offensive’ {June 26, 2016}:
“‘First Nations’ that rely on oil and gas extraction for the economic well-being of their communities say it is time that their voices were heard as loud and as often as those that stand in opposition to resource development…”
https://endracebasedlawcanadanews.wordpress.com/2016/06/26/pro-oil-first-nations-on-the-offensive/
‘Aboriginal Support For Gas Pipelines’ (B.C.) {April 16, 2016}:
“Do we want a better life for our people? Yes, we do. How are we going to get it? Not by sitting here waiting for government handouts.”
https://endracebasedlawcanadanews.wordpress.com/2016/04/17/aboriginal-support-for-gas-pipelines/
‘Who Owns British Columbia?’ {July 22, 2016}:
“It should be noted that ‘aboriginal title’ was considered “extinguished” by successive B.C. governments for almost 150 years. Then, it suddenly made its reappearance when it was imposed on B.C. by an Ottawa-based Supreme Court.”
https://endracebasedlaw.wordpress.com/2016/07/22/who-owns-british-columbia/
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