A Native American tribe in Washington State is taking the B.C. government to court for prohibiting the Nation from participating in consultations for multiple infrastructure projects.

Lummi Nation, which is based in western Washington, filed the petition for a judicial review in B.C. Supreme Court in Victoria on Sept. 29. The Lieutenant Governor and the Environmental Assessment Office are listed as respondents.

None of the claims have been proven in court. Responses to the civil claim must be filed within 21 days if the respondents live in Canada or within 35 days if they live in the United States.

The Nation is looking to have the court declare that it is a participating Indigenous Nation under the Environmental Assessment Act or, alternatively, that Lummi was excluded from participati

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