两个第一民族正在挑战贝尔加拿大公司（Bell Canada）在里贾纳（Regina）以南建设人工智能数据中心的项目，称该项目在未进行协商且未提供足够环境影响信息的情况下仍在推进。
Two First Nations are challenging the construction of Bell Canada's AI data centre south of Regina, saying the project is moving ahead without consultation or adequate information about its environmental impacts.
斯坦丁水牛达科他族（Standing Buffalo Dakota Nation）表示，该民族于周五致信贝尔公司总裁兼首席执行官米尔科·比比奇（Mirko Bibic），称位于谢伍德（Sherwood）农村市政区的发展项目正在“未让渡的传统达科他领土”上建设，既未获得同意，也未进行协商。
Standing Buffalo Dakota Nation said a letter to Bell president and CEO Mirko Bibic issued Friday that the development in the rural municipality of Sherwood is being built on "unceded traditional Dakota territory" with neither consent nor consultation.
信中写道：“我们的民族对其成员、其领土以及后代负有责任，并将通过其领导层和独立审查，自行决定对该发展的立场。”
"Our Nation has responsibilities to its members, its territory and future generations, and will determine its own position on this development through its leadership and independent review," the letter states.
“作为一个主权民族，且位于条约土地上，我认为我们拥有被协商的权利，”酋长罗杰·雷德曼（Rodger Redman）随后对加拿大广播公司（CBC News）表示。
"As a sovereign nation and on treaty land, I believe we have the right to be consulted with," Chief Rodger Redman later told CBC News.
该第一民族已给予贝尔公司10个工作日以回应其信函，并给予30天时间安排与省级代表参与的会议。
The First Nation has given Bell 10 business days to acknowledge its letter and 30 days to arrange a meeting involving provincial representatives.
斯坦丁水牛族并非《第四条约》（Treaty 4）的签署方，但受《印第安法》（Indian Act）保护。
Standing Buffalo is not a signatory to Treaty 4 but is protected under the Indian Act.
“我们正在主张并落实我们作为印第安人、作为达科他人的主权，”雷德曼表示，并补充说，如果贝尔公司不作出回应，他准备提起诉讼或申请司法审查。
"We're asserting and operationalizing our sovereignty as Indian people, as Dakota people," Redman said, adding he is prepared to pursue litigation or judicial review if Bell does not respond.
该省与贝尔公司以及乔治·戈登第一民族（George Gordon First Nation）共同参与了该项目，并表示该人工智能数据中心是加拿大历史上最大的私营部门投资，将为萨斯喀彻温省带来高达520亿加元的投资、最多1200个建筑岗位和600个长期工作岗位。
The province, which has partnered on the project with Bell and George Gordon First Nation, says the artificial intelligence data centre is the largest private sector investment in Canadian history bringing $52 billion in investment, up to 1,200 construction jobs and 600 permanent jobs to Saskatchewan.
雷德曼表示，与乔治·戈登第一民族在该项目上的合作，并不能解决必须与其他可能受该项目影响的传统领土所属第一民族进行协商的义务。
Redman says partnership with George Gordon First Nation on the project does not resolve the duty to consult with other First Nations whose traditional territories could be affected by the development.
“他们试图通过走个过场来满足‘已咨询’的勾选要求。但这根本算不上真正的咨询，”他说，并补充道，他认为位于夸佩尔堡（Fort Qu'Appelle）正西部的斯坦丁水牛（Standing Buffalo）社区，理应获得与原住民合作伙伴同等程度的项目信息披露。
"They're trying to satisfy and check off the box of consultation. That's not consultation," he said, adding he believes Standing Buffalo, located just west of Fort Qu'Appelle, deserves the same level of disclosure about the project as the First Nations partner.
贝尔（Bell）人工智能数据中心的扩建引发了人们对电力、用水及当地影响的担忧。“萨斯喀彻温省共有74个原住民国家。据我所知，这74个国家中没有任何一个授权乔治·戈登（George Gordon）代表他们发言，”雷德曼（Redman）说。
Bell AI data centre expansion raises questions over power, water and local impact "There's 74 Nations in Saskatchewan. And none of those 74 that I know of have delegated George Gordon to speak on their behalf," Redman said.
雷德曼表示，斯坦丁水牛社区已经因主张其应享有咨询权而卷入联邦法院的诉讼。
Standing Buffalo is already involved in federal court litigation over its asserted right to consultation, Redman said.
“我们有自己的咨询框架，并已将其副本送交省政府。但直到今天，我们仍在等待他们填写申请表格，”他说。
"We have our own consultation framework. We sent the province a copy of that. Till this day, we're still waiting for them to fill out an application," he said.
对环境影响的担忧 雷德曼称，该原住民社区尚未获得评估该项目可能对水资源、野生动物和农作物造成影响的必要信息。
Concerns over environmental impacts Redman says the First Nation has not received the information necessary to assess the project's potential impacts on water, wildlife and crops.
“是否曾进行过地理和水文研究？对环境的影响……它会对空气、动物和鸟类造成什么影响？”他还希望了解贝尔将如何管理和处理退役的计算机、电气及机械设备，包括可能含有毒性的电子废弃物。
"Were geographical, hydrological studies ever done? The environmental impacts... what it's creating within the air, the animals, the birds?" He is also seeking information about how Bell will manage and dispose of retired computing, electrical and mechanical equipment, including potentially toxic electronic waste.
“我们留给下一代的是什么？一个充满有毒废弃物的垃圾场吗？”卡里·德·凯特尔（Carry the Kettle）呼吁暂停施工 卡里·德·凯特尔纳科达（Nakoda）族则另行呼吁省、联邦政府以及贝尔公司，在完成适当的环境评估前暂停该开发项目的施工。该原住民社区还要求根据《第四条约》（Treaty 4）的权利，获得有意义的咨询与合理安置。
"What are we leaving for our next generation? A cesspool of toxic waste?" Carry the Kettle calls for pause Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation is separately calling on the provincial and federal governments, and Bell, to pause construction on the development until a proper environmental assessment is completed. The First Nation is also asking to be meaningfully consulted and accommodated under Treaty 4 rights.
在周一发出的一封信中，酋长克利夫·汤姆森（Cliff Thomson）称该开发项目“极其不负责任”，并指出该地区本已有限的水资源，以及其社区对畜牧业的依赖。
In a letter sent Monday, Chief Cliff Thomson called the development "beyond irresponsible," citing already-limited water supplies in the area and his community's reliance on cattle.
“我们正面临干旱状况。我们的保护区下有一处含水层需要保护。我们不知道水源来自哪里，也不了解其可能带来的影响，”他写道。
"We see drought conditions. We have an aquifer under our reserve to protect. We don't know where the water is coming from, and we don't understand the impacts," he wrote.
汤普森表示，“Carry the Kettle”将坚定不移地保护其土地和条约权利。
Thomson said Carry the Kettle will stand firm in protecting its land and treaty rights.
“我们听到的全都是媒体报道，说政府实际上是在要求我们的人民‘只需信任我们’，”他写道。“这远远不够。”贝尔加拿大公司回应称，该公司仍致力于就该项目与当地社区及第一民族进行对话。
"All we hear are media reports of governments effectively asking our people to 'just trust us,'" he wrote. "That is not enough." Bell, province respond Bell Canada told CBC News it remains committed to engaging with local communities and First Nations on the project.
“贝尔 AI Fabric 项目均按照所有适用的监管和环境要求进行开发，”该公司表示，并补充说将继续通过适当的程序提供相关信息。
"Bell AI Fabric projects are developed in accordance with all applicable regulatory and environmental requirements," the company said, adding it will continue to provide relevant information through the appropriate processes.
省长斯科特·莫办公室的一份声明称，该项目与任何大型开发项目一样，“都将接受适用的环境评估、监管和许可要求，以帮助识别、评估和减轻潜在的环境影响，并确保遵守相关法规。
A statement from Premier Scott Moe's office said the project, like any major development, "will be subject to applicable environmental assessment, regulatory and permitting requirements to help identify, assess, and mitigate potential environmental impacts and ensure compliance with relevant legislation.
“我们的政府很自豪能够支持这项投资，并将在项目推进过程中继续与贝尔公司以及我们的社区合作伙伴合作，”声明中写道。
"Our government is proud to support this investment and will continue working with Bell and our community partners as the project progresses," it read.