That the Canadian authorities shall not force members of the Ojibwa nation to define their plans on land use as it has done before. The undersigned Chiefs and warriors, on their behalf and on behalf of the peoples of the said first nation have agreed that the communities of this first nation shall the right to make their own plans on how they shall use their land resources and identify the issues, the challenges as well as the opportunities that are of concern to the Ojibwa nation. The government shall therefore not meddle with the and planning affairs of the first nation and hence, the power to plan on how to make use of the territories that the Ojibwas occupy.
Article Six
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The chiefs and warriors as well as the government have agreed that there are inherent risks associated with this pipeline or the transportation of oil and bitumen through the first nation territories without consent as it may pose threat to the soils and the drinking water. Therefore, it is agreed that the Ojibwa first nation has not been adequately consulted in the past and hence there shall always be face-to-face consultations as far as the transportation of oils and bitumen is concerned.
It is agreed that the stated first nation shall apply their utmost endeavors towards the realization of formal agreements concerning all means of transport within the first nation’s territories as they affect the Ojibwa territories in one way or another. It is agreed that there should be immediate halt as well as investigations of any transportation systems that violate the safety of the members of the Ojibwa fist nation and bring disasters to the citizens of both