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B.C. First Nation asks UN body to count cultural losses in spill compensation formula
Chief Marilyn Slett will ask the International Maritime Organization to add Indigenous cultural losses as Heiltsuk recovery costs top $23 million.
- Delegates from the Heiltsuk Nation are seeking changes to oil spill compensation rules.
- Chief Marilyn Slett will present their case to the International Maritime Organization in London.
- They aim to have compensation formulas recognize Indigenous cultural losses, not just economic and environmental damage.
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B.C. First Nation asks UN body to count cultural losses in spill compensation formula
VICTORIA - Delegates from a First Nation along British Columbia's coast will lobby an international maritime body headquartered in the United Kingdom to change the compensation formula for oil spills.
·Toronto, Canada
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B.C. First Nation asks UN body to count cultural losses in spill compensation formula – Energeticcity.ca
VICTORIA — Delegates from a First Nation along British Columbia’s coast will lobby an international maritime body headquartered in the United Kingdom to change the compensation formula for oil spills. Chief Marilyn Slett, elected chief of the Heiltsuk Nation in northwestern B.C., will be in London on Tuesday to address the International Maritime Organization, a specialized agency of the United Nations. The IMO sets global standards for the safet…
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