As Canada’s election approaches,First Nations join environmental groups in an effort to prevent the building of the country’s largest proposed pipeline – poised to travel 700 miles through some of North America’s wildest landscapesChief Na’Moks stood in the dark of a small smokehouse nestled in the Coast range of British Columbia. Hanging above him were nearly a thousand fish which glinted over the fire below.
“For us, it’s one of the most highly prized commodities that we have, and ” he said,pulling one of the glistening candlefish off the rack. “People don’t accept why we want to withhold what we have. We don’t want anything from anyone. We just want to withhold what we have.”
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Source: theguardian.com