Southeast Alaska’s major river systems – the Taku, Unuk and Stikine – originate in British Columbia. Those transboundary watersheds are peppered with mineral claims, active mines and shuttered former mining operations.
A man stands in front of acid mine drainage from British Columbia’s Tulsequah Chief Mine, which has been leaching acid mine drainage into the transboundary Taku River since it was abandoned in 1957.
Ortiz said he and fellow lawmakers stand with the regional tribal government The Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, environmental group Salmon Beyond Borders and dozens of municipal There’s already a Memorandum of Understanding between the state of Alaska and the provincial government of British Columbia to work together to monitor and protect transboundary watersheds, but it’s proved unhelpful in including downstream communities and tribes in the mine permitting process.
“All we can do is lift up and affirm that we support that effort, that the Indigenous people of this place have a legal right and standing to be heard and consulted in the process,” Hannan said. “We as [state] legislators can jump up and down, but we don’t have standing to make those decisions.” Peterson said when he’s gone to meet with consulates or Canadian government representatives, it’s been frustrating because Canadian officials aren’t obligated to act on Central Council’s requests since part of the tribe is based in the U.S.
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