Table 7—Summary of Tsleil-Waututh Title, Rights, and Interests and of Proposal Effects and Consequences
TSLEIL-WAUTUTH TITLE, MARINE SHIPPING RIGHTS, AND INTERESTS DIRECT EFFECTS
OIL SPILL EFFECTS
CONSEQUENCES
Archaeological and Cultural Heritage Sites
Shoreline erosion
Water and air pollution; sediment contamination; shoreline cleanup damage
Loss, damage, or contamination of important places and archaeological resources; loss of the knowledge and wisdom of the ancestors
Contemporary Economy
On-water hazards; perceived pollution; physical obstruction; disturbances to views
Water and air pollution; sediment contamination
Loss of business or economic opportunities and revenues; drop in property values (including Tsleil-Waututh’s commercial real estate development on our reserve)
Cultural or Spiritual Practices and Places
Perceived pollution; physical obstruction; loss of quiet or privacy; shoreline erosion; disturbances to views
Water and air pollution; sediment contamination; shoreline cleanup damage
Loss, damage, or contamination of important places; hindrance of and failure to provide conditions for cultural work; interference with ceremonies for our ancestors; loss of the knowledge and wisdom of the ancestors; loss of connection to our waters and lands; risk to the health and safety of our cultural practitioners
Cultural Transmission
Perceived pollution; physical obstruction; loss of quiet or privacy; disturbances to views
Water and air pollution; sediment contamination
Loss of traditional knowledge; hindrance of and failure to provide conditions for cultural work; loss of language skills; loss of connection to our waters and lands; opportunities for cultural transmission reduced or eliminated
Cultural Travel
On-water hazards; perceived pollution; physical obstruction
Water and air pollution; sediment contamination
Hindrance of and failure to provide conditions for cultural work; loss of connection to our waters and lands; risk to the health and safety of our cultural practitioners
Environmental Integrity and Stewardship Responsibility
Acoustic disturbance; on-water hazards; perceived pollution; physical obstruction; loss of quiet or privacy; shoreline erosion; disturbances to views
Water and air pollution; sediment contamination; loss, harm, or contamination of habitat or species; shoreline cleanup damage
Disruption of biophysical processes and food-web dynamics; loss of connection to our waters and lands
Individual and Community Health
On-water hazards; physical obstruction; loss of quiet or privacy; disturbances to views
Water and air pollution; sediment contamination; loss, harm, or contamination of habitat or species
Dietary change and health effects from lack of resources, including traditional staple foods; hindrance of and failure to provide conditions for cultural work
Marine Fish and Wildlife Habitat and Species; Resource Access and Harvest or Use; Subsistence Economy
Acoustic disturbance; perceived pollution; physical obstruction; shoreline erosion
Water and air pollution; sediment contamination; loss, harm, or contamination of habitat or species; shoreline cleanup damage
Decrease in habitat quality or quantity and in species abundance; local extinction of culturally important species; change in species composition and behaviour; fewer available resources and traditional staple foods, leading to dietary change, health problems, and fewer opportunities to trade or sell harvested resources; forced transition to a wage-based economy; loss of livelihood options; interference with ceremonies for our ancestors; loss of the knowledge and wisdom of the ancestors; loss of connection to our waters and lands
Title, Governance, and Future Benefit
Violation of Tsleil-Waututh law
Violation of TsleilWaututh law
If implemented without Tsleil-Waututh consent, the TMEX proposal denies the right of current and future generations to control and benefit from our waters and land
Tsleil-Waututh Reserve
Shoreline erosion, perceived pollution; disturbances to views
Water and air pollution; sediment contamination; shoreline cleanup damage
Damage to infrastructure and to visual quality; loss of land base; loss of business or economic opportunities or revenues
Water
Perceived pollution
Water or air pollution; sediment contamination
Hindrance of and failure to provide proper conditions for cultural work; risk to the health or safety of cultural practitioners
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