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A sign at the Day of Action Against Northern Gateway pipeline, at the BC Legislature, Victoria, April 15 2012 (Robin Rowland)

A young aboriginal girl addresses the Day of Action Against Northern Gateway pipeline, Victoria, April 15 2012 (Robin Rowland)

Wyett Danes, one year old, drums in the arms of his mother, Mary Danes, both members of the Hartley Bay Dancers, as their procession enters the recreation centre at Kitamaat Village, BC, May 29, 2010. Traditional dancing followed a day long "Solidarity Gathering of Nations" sponsored by the Haisla and Gita'at First Nations,called to protest Northern Gateway pipeline plans by Enbridge. (Robin Rowland)

Leaders of the Gitga'at First Nation, from Hartley Bay, BC, lead a protest march at the No to Tankers rally, at Prince Rupert, BC, Feb. 4, 2012. (Robin Rowland. shot for The Canadian Press)

Members of the The Joint Review Panel hearing evidence on the Northern Gateway pipeline, Hans Matthews, centre, chair Sheila Leggett, right, chair and Kenneth Bateman (left) during the second day of hearings at the Northern Gateway Joint Review hearing at Kitamaat Village, BC, Jan 11, 2012. (Robin Rowland shot for Reuters)

World-renowned carver, Sam "Sammy" Robinson, whose traditional name is Chief Jassee of the Haisla First Nation ,speaks to supporters after testifying on the first day of the Northern Gateway Joint Review Panel, Jan. 10. 2012. (Robin Rowland, shot for Reuters)

Kenneth Bateman,a member of the Northern Gateway Joint Review Panel listens to testimony on the first day panel's hearings at Kitamaat Village, BC, Jan. 10, 2012. (Robin Rowland. shot for Reuters)

Gerald Amos, a former chief counsellor with the Haisla Nation, appears before the Northern Gateway Joint Review Panel during the public comment phase of the hearings on the controversial pipeline at the Haisla Nation Recreation Centre, Kitamaat Village, BC, June 26, 2012. (Robin Rowland, shot for The Canadian Press)

Erin Hutson, of Kitimat, BC, prepares a protest sign prior to an anti-Enbridge rally in Kitimat, BC, June 24, 2012. (Robin Rowland shot for The Canadian Press)

Kobie Smith, 11, a member of the Spirit of Kitlope Dancers from the Haisla First Nation, sings a solo version of the Haisla "Constitution Song" during an anti-Enbridge rally in Kitimat, BC, June 24, 2012. (Robin Rowland shot for The Canadian Press)

An elderly First Nations woman in a wheel chair participates in the No to tankers rally, at Prince Rupert, BC, Feb 4 2012. (Robin Rowland, shot for the Canadian Press)

The Suncrest, a 42 foot former commercial fishing boat passes the site of the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway bitumen terminal on Douglas Channel, south of Kitimat, BC, June 27, 2012. (Robin Rowland, shot for The Canadian Press)

Nathan Cullen, NDP MP for Skeena Bulkley Valley, in the blue jacket, looks out at the site of the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway bitumen marine terminal on Douglas Channel, south of Kitimat BC, June 27, 2012. Gerald Amos, in the white shirt, a Haisla First Nation leader, explains points to MPs Fin Donnelly (in baseball cap) and Alex Atamanenko (wide hat) and local reporters.(Robin Rowland shot for the Canadian Press)

A woman drums while wearing a salmon hat, during Day of Action Against Northern Gateway pipeline, Victoria, April 15 2012. (Robin Rowland)

A woman marches in the Day of Action Against Northern Gateway pipeline, Victoria, April 15 2012 (Robin Rowland)

Erin Drummond of Terrace BC, holds a sign listing oil spill disasters during a protest rally in Kitimat, BC, Tuesday, August 31, 2010. The rally was held outside s preliminary hearing of the Northern Gateway Joint Review panel) (Robin Rowland, shot for The Canadian Press)

David Leafk, a member of the Metlaktla First Nation and his son David, take part in the No To tankers rally, Prince Rupert, Feb. 4, 2012. (Robin Rowland, shot for the Canadian Press)

A couple dressed as animals stand on the steps of the BC Legislature during the Day of Action Against Northern Gateway pipeline, Victoria, April 15 2012 (Robin Rowland)

Protestors march in the rain through the streets of Kitimat, BC, June 24, 2012. The Joint Review Panel examining the project returns to Kitimat for two days of "public comment" hearings on June 25 and 26. (/Robin Rowland. shot for The Canadian Press)