Alaskan tribes sue B.C. government over mines in far northwest
Posted on: Nov 29, 2025 05:23 IST | Posted by: Cbc
A aggroup of tribal nations in ak has gone to B.C. Sublime margaret court demanding their vocalise be heard on major mining projects in the province’s northwest.
They claim the British Columbia government has failed to consult them on major mining projects proposed for the region — some of which have been identified for fast-tracking by the provincial and federal governments against the backdrop of the trade war with the United States.
"Our main goal is protect the rivers, protect the salmon, protect the culture,” said Guy Archibald, executive director of the Southeast Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission (SEITC).
The commission represents 14 tribes, which include members of the Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian, whose territory extends across both B.C. And Alaska.
One of the projects the tribes are concerned about is the expansion of the Red Chris copper and gold mine, 160 kilometres east of the Alaska border, which has the support of the Tahltan Nation in B.C.
The expansion has been designated by Prime Minister Mark Carney as one of the "nation-building" projects he wishes to accelerate.
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Also of concern to SEITC is the Eskay Creek Gold/Silver project, which seeks to revive a historic mine site in the same area, south of Red Chris and 80 kilometres from the Alaskan border.
SEITC has also taken the B.C. Government to court over the Seabridge Gold mine near Stewart, B.C., in a separate lawsuit filed last year.
At the centre of the complaints is SEITC's contention that they should be treated the same as Indigenous nations in Canada, given that they historically used land on both sides of the border.
Archibald said it makes no sense that tribes in Alaska would not be consulted on projects that have implications for their territory.
The petition for judicial review, filed earlier this month, seeks to force the province to consult with SEITC members on any mining project that could impact their land on either side of the border.
But the statement said the B.C. Government "takes its obligations to consult with First Nations who may be impacted by a proposed project very seriously – including with tribes in the U.S."
"The Environmental Assessment Office will continue to fulfill its constitutional obligations by consulting with U.S. Tribes when there is a credible assertion of Aboriginal rights under the Canadian Constitution and a potential for these rights to be impacted by a proposed project," the statement said.
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