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Congresswoman Deb Haaland (D-NM) was the first Member of Congress to publicly
support GIC’s national MMIW billboard campaign.
“Reclamation of Independence” cross-border
gathering of Indigenous Nations on July 4, Right: Ponca Nation Councilwoman Casey Camp-Horinek and Chief Stan Grier,
2017. GIC Deputy-Chief Councilor Harold President of the Blackfoot Confederacy Chiefs, sign the Declaration Opposing Oil
Frazier heads Grand Entry with Color Bearers. Sands Expansion and the Construction of the
Keystone-XL Pipeline in Calgary, Alberta on May 17, 2017.
Right: Grand Chief Serge “Otsi” Simon of the
Mohawk Council of Kanehsatà:ke and Co- The historic document, signed by 80 tribal nations on both sides of the border was a
founder of the Treaty Alliance Against Tar GIC initiative. The document was presented to Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT).
Sands Expansion. United Nations Special Rapporteur on the
Rights of Indigenous Peoples,
Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, after signing
The Grizzly: A Treaty of Cooperation,
Cultural Revitalization and Restoration.
“I sign this treaty as an indigenous person to
show my support for this great effort and for
all of the indigenous nations that have signed
it. I urge the US government to continue to
honor its treaty and trust obligations.”
