SATIIM and the Maya Communities it represents will attend the public consultation on the environmental Impact Assessment tomorrow evening in Sundaywood Village.
But, they aren't going happily. They have gotten signed resolutions form the villages of Conejo, Crique Carco, Midway and Graham Creek.
The resolutions say that these communities have not been consulted and have not granted their free, prior and informed consent.
They say that they want a just agreement with the oil company which addresses their rights, concerns and needs through a process that represents full and effective participation.
The resolutions are signed by over four hundred villagers in those communities as well as Vilage Alcalde's and chairmen.
The background to all the resolutions is that Maya customary land tenure was established by the court in all these communities. They say that their communities must grant consent before US capital Energy proceeds with oil exploration in the lands falling under customary land tenure.
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