The problem stems from how out of touch the NEB is with the legal weight traditional knowledge actually carries, specifically oral traditional evidence.

Aboriginal Traditional oral evidence coming from ancient cultural roots and experience, an interconnected wisdom and expertise gained from millennia of living on and with the land, is as 'scientific' as it is spiritual. The traditional scientific and spiritual knowledge are indivisible in the case of traditional knowledge.

Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs has formally objected to the NEB definition of traditional knowledge. The pivotal issue is Canada claiming jurisdiction over First Nation territory, arbitrarily issuing rights to third-party interests on top of First Nations rights.

It is time the NEB and Canada listen to the First Nation Elders and Knowledge Keepers who know the land and who can speak to the rights of their Nations. No third party industry can claim jurisdiction or priority in Canada over First Nation rights. The current situation in Canada with the resource industry is like 'borrowing' your sisters bike then renting it out to the highest bidder – even if they destroy the bike, and never compensating your sister for wrecking her bike.

NEB hearings for Enbridge Line 3 Replacement Program in Winnipeg start November 30, 2015.

View November 28, 2015 Manitoba Elders event invitation
View November 25, 2015 Aboriginal Business Magazine article
View November 23, 2015 Winnipeg Free Press article
View October 27, 2015 Calgary Herald article
View November 2, 2014 North Shore News article