Indigenous nation seeks consultation rights in Canada port extension project

The Lummi Nation filed a judicial review on Thursday in federal court to block approval of the Roberts Bank terminal expansion

A tribal nation in the United States is seeking to block approval for a multibillion dollar port expansion in Canada, arguing that it holds transboundary rights and should have been included in consultation process.

The effort to block approval of a controversial new container terminal project in Vancouver marks the first major attempt to use a recent landmark decision by the Canadian supreme court, which found that some Indigenous peoples living in the US have rights in Canada.