Environmental and Indigenous issues associated with natural gas development in British Columbia

Natural Gas Gathering and Transmission Pipelines and Social Vulnerability in the United States

“…They also highlight the ways in which regulatory proceedings renew or exacerbate longstanding ethical and legal issues surrounding the participation of indigenous peoples in decision‐making about their own lands and communities (Emanuel & Wilkins, 2020; Honor the Earth, 2020; Tsleil‐Waututh Nation, 2015; Whyte, 2017). Occasionally, these assessments lead to agreements to provide redress for impacts to indigenous communities, or they serve to outline co‐management strategies (e.g., Vypovska et al., 2018). Often, however, they serve to document various ways in which planning and permitting exclude indigenous perspectives, weaken sovereignty, or otherwise undermine indigenous self‐determination (Emanuel & Wilkins, 2020; Estes, 2019; Whyte, 2017).…”

“…The Dakota Access, Keystone XL, Trans Mountain Expansion, Enbridge Line 3 pipelines, and the now‐canceled Atlantic Coast and Northern Gateway Pipelines all traverse or proposed to traverse territories of indigenous peoples in the US and Canada (Emanuel, 2017; Estes, 2019; Hunsberger & Awâsis, 2019; Jonasson et al., 2019; McCreary & Milligan, 2014; Whyte, 2017). Some tribes and first nations oppose these projects not only because of concerns over pollution or risks to human health, but also because of the pipelines' potential to cause irreparable cultural harm by damaging or destroying present‐day or ancestral territories with religious, historical, or cultural significance (e.g., Chen, 2020; Emanuel & Wilkins, 2020; Estes, 2019; Vypovska et al., 2018).…”

“…Nations oppose these projects not only because of concerns over pollution or risks to human health, but also because of the pipelines' potential to cause irreparable cultural harm by damaging or destroying present-day or ancestral territories with religious, historical, or cultural significance (e.g., Chen, 2020;Emanuel & Wilkins, 2020;Estes, 2019;Vypovska et al, 2018).…”

“…Occasionally, these assessments lead to agreements to provide redress for impacts to Indigenous communities, or they serve to outline co-management strategies (e.g., Vypovska et al, 2018).…”