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Haisla Nation celebrate Kitimat’s no vote in Northern Gateway plebiscite (in digital Tri-X)

Haisla Nation celebrate Kitimat’s no vote in Northern Gateway plebiscite  (in digital Tri-X)
Boy with no Enbridge cloak

A member of the Haisla Nation dances with a cloak saying “No Enbridge,” in Kitimat, April 12, 2014. (Robin Rowland)

Residents of Kitimat, BC, voted “No” Saturday, April 12 in a plebiscite that sort of asked them if they supported the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline and tanker terminal project.

The vote was 1,793 opposed versus 1,278 who supported the project — 58.4 per cent to 41.6 per cent. The plebiscite called by the District of Kitimat Council caused rifts in the community during the campaign and raised tensions with the Haisla Nation. If it ever goes ahead, the Northern Gateway terminal would be in Haisla traditional territory and most members of the First Nation oppose the project.

It was a municipal plebiscite, called by the District, and that meant that only residents of the municipality could vote.  So members of the Haisla Nation who actually live in Kitimat could cast ballots, but members of the Haisla who live in Kitamaat Village, a federally designated Indian Reserve, could not.   All the same, many Haisla felt that they should have some input on what goes on in their traditional territory.   Some of the Haisla decided to demonstrate against the vote as polls closed. When the “No” result was announced, the demonstration turned into a celebration.

I was shooting on assignment for The Canadian Press and filed two images, one of a Haisla drummer that appears in The Province  and a dancer, in the Globe and Mail.

Many of the images of the celebration, taken at night with flash, were rather noisy.

So I decided to try a technique I’ve used before with night shots, converting to black and white. After a couple of test images, I decided to go for 1960s look, using the Tri-X  emulator in Photo Effects 8.  (For younger folks, Kodak Tri-X black and white film was the standard for journalism for decades before digital).

 

Spirit of Kitlope dancer

One of the Spirit of Kitlope dancers at the No vote celebration, Saturday, April 12, 2014. (Robin Rowland)

Haisla members with flag

Haisla Nation members hold a flag at the celebration. (Robin Rowland)

Nathan Cullen

Skeena Bulkley Valley NDP MP Nathan Cullen speaks to members of the Haisla Nation at the celebration. (Robin Rowland)

Gerald Amos

Gerald Amos speaks to a crowd of Haisla and Kitimat supporters at the park across from Kitimat’s City Centre Mall. (Robin Rowland)

Spirit of Kitlope

Spirit of Kitlope drummers and dancers at the No vote celebration. (Robin Rowland)

Spirit of Kitlope drummer

A Spirit of Kitlope singer. (Robin Rowland)

 

Haisla drummer

Haisla drummer at the park celebration. (Robin Rowland)

April 13, 2014 Robin Rowland
black and white, ceremony, Kitimat, news photo, night, Photo gallery, Photography, PhotojournalismBlack-and-white , British Columbia , First Nations , Haisla , Kitimat , Nathan Cullen , Photo Effects , Photo gallery , photoblog , Tri-X

Canada Day Parade in Kitimat, July 1, 2012

Canada Day Parade in Kitimat, July 1, 2012

Legion, RCMP lead the parade

The Royal Canadian Legion and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police lead the Canada Day parade in Kitimat, BC, July 1, 2012. (Robin Rowland)

Snowflake Responder

The Kitimat Marine Rescue Society’s Snowflake Responder in the Canada Day Parade. (Robin Rowland)

Bechtel golf cart

Bechtel, which is building the Rio Tinto Alcan Kitimat Modernization Project had a small fleet of golf carts in the parade. (Robin Rowland)

Drummer in dragon boat

A young drummer in the Rio Tinto Alcan dragon boat. (Robin Rowland)

Douglas Channel Watch and Mayor Joanne Monaghan

Members of the environmental group Douglas Channel Watch march with blow-up Orcas, as Kitimat mayor Joanne Monaghan follows in a convertible. (Robin Rowland)

Kitimat mayor Joanne Monaghan (Robin Rowland)

Nathan Cullen waves to the crowd

Nathan Cullen, NDP for Skeena Bulkley Valley, and NDP House Leader waves to spectators while marching in the Kitimat Canada Day parade. (Robin Rowland)

International Peace Day contingent

The International Peace Day contingent in the Canada Day parade. (Robin Rowland)

Terrace Riverboat Day floatTwo girls, part of the Terrace Riverboat Days float, run to distribute candy to Kitimat’s children. (Robin Rowland)

 

Quad from the Kitimat Rod and Gun

 

A guad from the Kitimat Rod and Gun Association (Robin Rowland)

 

Stop, Drop & Read

Stop, Drop and Read (Robin Rowland)

Canadian Auto Workers float

The Canadian Auto Workers float in the Canada Day parade. The CAW is currently in tough negotiations for a new contract with Rio Tinto Alcan. (Robin Rowland)

 

Girls and dogs

Girls and dogs march with the Kitimat Humane Society (Robin Rowland)

Kids on horses

Children on horses conclude the Canada Day parade (Robin Rowland)

July 1, 2012 Robin Rowland
Canada Day, Kitimat, labour, parade, Photo gallery, politics, UncategorizedBechtel , British Columbia , CAW , dogs , Douglas Channel , horses , Joanne Monaghan , Kitimat , Nathan Cullen , peace , Photo gallery , rain , RCMP , RCMSAR , Rio Tinto Alcan , Rod & Gun , Royal Canadian Legion , search and rescue , Terrace , Weather

Remembrance Day 2011 in Kitimat, BC

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It’s a Kitimat tradition that children lay wreathes on behalf of those who cannot attend the Remembrance Service. A young boy, preparing to lay his wreath, passes a Mountie at the cenotaph.

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Mounties, Cubs and Brownies.

625-KitimatremembranceNov112011_2.jpgMembers of the Kitimat Royal Canadian Legion.

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Marg Boggert, President of the Kitimat Royal Canadian Legion, Kitimat Mayor Joanne Monaghan, Skeena Bulkley Valley MP and NDP leadership candidate Nathan Cullen at the Remembrance Day service.

627-KitimatremembranceNov112011_4.jpgThree boys prepare to lay wreathes at the Remembrance Service.

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MP Nathan Cullen prepares to lay a wreath representing the government of Canada.

629-KitimatremembranceNov112011_6.jpgKitimat firefighters lay their wreath at the cenotaph.

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November 11, 2011 Robin Rowland
news photoBrownies , Cubs , Kitimat , Nathan Cullen , RCMP , Remembrance Day , Royal Canadian Legion

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