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In the interests of countering the misperceptions I have seen regarding the current status of Naikun with respect to the Haida people, below is the an update from the latest Haida newsletter 'Haida Laas' published February 2011
1. Haida have commissioned an independent report
2. Haida will make available independent report to its members before vote
3. Haida will hold public meetings
4. Haida with THEN hold general vote whether to enter into business partnership w/ Naikun
lastly attached from Naikun's website - link to agreements and partnerships between Naikun and FN
https://www.naikun.ca/the_project/agreements_partnerships.php
NaiKun
In the interest of providing good information to citizens regarding the proposed NaiKun Wind Energy project, the CHN has contracted Dr. Tom Gunton of Simon Fraser University to study the wind project and provide an independent and impartial review to the CHN.
Gunton has been asked to assess risks and benefits of the project; identify opportunities and costs based on the CHN business plan’s investment principles; and make recommendations for mitigating risk and maximizing benefit.
Dr. Gunton is professor of Resource and Environmental Planning at Simon Fraser University and is Chair of the Offshore Oil and Gas Research Group, which provides advice on impacts of oil and gas development to First Nations.
The report will be available to citizens prior to the general vote mandated by the 2009 House of Assembly (Resolution R4. Partnership with the NaiKun Wind Energy Group Inc.). The resolution reads:
R4. Partnership with the NaiKun Wind Energy Group Inc. 
WHEREAS the Haida people must have a say in the decision regarding the NaiKun project.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the Haida Nation hold a general vote after the completion of an environmental assessment regarding whether or not to enter into a business partnership with NaiKun Wind Energy Group Inc.;
Be it further resolved that the CHN present the details of the business arrangement to the Haida people at public meetings in Massett, Skidegate, Prince Rupert, and Vancouver before the vote.