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Jake Duncan, a Haisla Nation he...rs of the event was LNG Canada.

Jake Duncan, a Haisla Nation hereditary chief, meets with family and friends after a pole raising ceremony on National Truth and Reconciliation Day in Kitimat B.C., Canada on September 30, 2024. One of the sponsors of the event was LNG Canada.

A gas flare from the LNG Canada...mat B.C. on September 30, 2024.

A gas flare from the LNG Canada facility burns in the fog in Kitimat B.C. on September 30, 2024.

Haisla Nation Chief Councillor,...aat Village on October 1, 2024.

Haisla Nation Chief Councillor, Crystal Smith, stands at the shoreline of Kitamaat Village on October 1, 2024.

Youth basketball players go to ... tournaments over many decades.

Youth basketball players go to practice at the Haisla Nation recreation centre in Kitamaat Village B.C. on October 1, 2024. Basketball is popular in the community and Haisla Nation has won several championships at all-Indigenous tournaments over many decades.

Haisla carver, Brad Starr, work...llage, B.C. on October 1, 2024.

Haisla carver, Brad Starr, works at his studio in Kitamaat Village, B.C. on October 1, 2024.

Haisla carver, Brad Starr, show...ws a large crane on a platform.

Haisla carver, Brad Starr, shows the design of a carving he made for an LNG Canada employee. The design uses Indigenous West Coast art techniques and shows a large crane on a platform.

A wooden mask from a monument p...trail in Kitamaat Village, B.C.

A wooden mask from a monument pole sits on the ground along a trail in Kitamaat Village, B.C.

A view of the Skeena River near... for the sport fishing economy.

A view of the Skeena River near Terrace, B.C., Canada on September 30, 2024. The Skeena watershed is home to a variety of wildlife and several species of fish that Indigenous people rely on for food, as well as for the sport fishing economy.

Power lines near the LNG Canada...nada terminal with electricity.

Power lines near the LNG Canada facility in Kitimat B.C. A $3-billion dollar transmission line is proposed to supply the LNG Canada terminal with electricity.

A haul truck enters the LNG Can...itimat B.C. on October 1, 2024.

A haul truck enters the LNG Canada facility in Kitimat B.C. on October 1, 2024.

A house adorned with Indigenous...bers of the Haisla Nation live.

A house adorned with Indigenous rights symbols and anti-Trudeau slogans adorns a house in Kitamaat Village, B.C where 700 of the roughly 2000 members of the Haisla Nation live.

Haisla Nation Chief Councillor,...tion centre on October 1, 2024.

Haisla Nation Chief Councillor, Crystal Smith (right), watches her daughter, Emma-Leigh Nyce (CQ), do a layup during basketball practice at the Kitamaat Village recreation centre on October 1, 2024.

A car drives through Nisga&...ting terminals at Gingolx, B.C.

A car drives through Nisga’a Memorial Lava Bed Provincial Park on October 4, 2024. Lava from the Tseax volcano, that is thought to have erupted between 1675 and 1780, killed roughly 2000 Nisga’a people and is considered sacred ground. The proposed Ksi Lisims LNG pipeline would cross the lava field to floating terminals at Gingolx, B.C.

Hereditary chief, Lester Moore ...tory of the Luutkudziiwus Wilp.

Hereditary chief, Lester Moore (Simogyet Xsimjiitsiin), at Madii ‘Lii, the traditional territory of the Luutkudziiwus Wilp.

An anti-LNG sign on a tree near Hazelton B.C. on October 2, 2024.

Pansy Wright-Simms (Gaypaygw&am...xsan Nation on October 2, 2024.

Pansy Wright-Simms (Gaypaygw’m Ganauu) and hereditary chief Charlie Wright (Simigyet Luutkudziiwus), explain how salmon is dried as her granddaughter Gianna (Ax K’ets) looks on in a cabin at Madii Lii, the traditional territory of the Luutkudziiwus of the Gitxsan Nation on October 2, 2024.

A sign warning LNG employees an...ed programs for Gitxsan people.

A sign warning LNG employees and non-Indigenous hunters to stay off the Forest Service Road to the traditional land of the Luutkudziiwus House Group of the Gitxsan Nation. The area, called Madii Lii, hosts cultural and land-based programs for Gitxsan people.

An area of cleared forest on Pe...floating liquefaction facility.

An area of cleared forest on Pearse Island near the Nisga’a village of Gingolx, B.C. The island is expected to be the location for construction of a floating liquefaction facility.

Larry Stevens, a tourism outfit...isims LNG Project goes through.

Larry Stevens, a tourism outfitter and coast guard employee, navigates the water near his home community of Gingolx, B.C. The Nisga’a village may sit next door to an LNG terminal if the Ksi Lisims LNG Project goes through.

Dock pilings stand at the poten...million tonnes of LNG annually.

Dock pilings stand at the potential site of the Ksi Lisims LNG Project on October 4, 2024. Ksi Lisims LNG would be a floating liquefaction facility. The terminal is expected to produce 12 million tonnes of LNG annually.

Sam Evans, a Nisga’a ...life ecosystems in the process.

Sam Evans, a Nisga’a elder, near his home in Gingolx, B.C. on October 4, 2024. Evans is opposed to an LNG pipeline and facility in Nisga’a territory, believing that the jobs won’t go to Nisga’a people and that the industry will destroy natural resources and wildlife ecosystems in the process.

Rose hips, popular for jams, sy...illage B.C. on October 1, 2024.

Rose hips, popular for jams, syrups and teas, are found along a trail in Kitamaat Village B.C. on October 1, 2024.

Cecil Mercer, a Nisga&rsquo...ing the Ksi Lisims LNG project.

Cecil Mercer, a Nisga’a member living in Gitlax̱t'aamiks (New Aiyansh) B.C. stands in Gingolx, B.C. on October 4, 2023. Mercer collected over 200 signatures from Nisga’a people in the region opposing the Ksi Lisims LNG project.

Cecil Mercer, a Nisga’a member living in Gitlax̱t'aamiks (New Aiyansh) B.C. collected over 200 signatures from Nisga’a people in the region opposing the Ksi Lisims LNG project.

An aerial view of a camp being ...sims LNG pipeline and terminal.

An aerial view of a camp being constructed near Gitlax̱t'aamiks (New Aiyansh) B.C. is photographed on October 5, 2024. The camp is colloquially called a “thousand-man camp” and will house hundreds of employees and contractors working on the Ksi Lisims LNG pipeline and terminal.