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DoomsdaysCW<p>The growing movement of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Indigenous</span></a> leaders across <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NorthernOntario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NorthernOntario</span></a> opposing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearWaste</span></a> dump</p><p>'We live off the land every day. It’s the most precious food market we have in the world'</p><p>October 3, 2024<br>Jon Thompson</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirstNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirstNations</span></a> opposing nuclear waste burial in northwestern Ontario are growing in number and are now mobilizing across the region.</p><p>"A fledgling movement of Indigenous leaders hosted a small rally with non-Indigenous allies in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ThunderBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThunderBay</span></a> on Wednesday, with a refrain of 'Gaa-Wiin,' the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Anishinaabemowin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Anishinaabemowin</span></a> word meaning 'no' to nuclear waste burial.</p><p>"The demonstration followed a letter signed by nine chiefs last week, asking the Nuclear Waste Management Organization to respect their will not to bury Canada’s most <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/radioactive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>radioactive</span></a> nuclear waste in a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DeepRepository" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeepRepository</span></a> site between the town of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Ignace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ignace</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WabigoonLake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WabigoonLake</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Ojibway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ojibway</span></a> First Nation.</p><p>"The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NWMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NWMO</span></a> is expected to issue a final decision by year’s end as to whether it will transport used <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearFuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearFuel</span></a>, produced since the 1960s, by either train or highway over 1,600 kilometres to a deep geological repository. If the Ignace is chosen over Bruce County, where nuclear energy and its waste is produced, transportation would begin in the 2040s and will take 40 years to complete. </p><p>"Although the site selection process has been underway for 20 years, the looming final decision has prompted political actions, including a larger <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ThunderBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThunderBay</span></a> demonstration in April and a march last month along the highway near the proposed site.</p><p>"'I don’t know why some people just don’t understand,' Asubpeeschoseewagong <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Anishinabek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Anishinabek</span></a> (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GrassyNarrows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GrassyNarrows</span></a> First Nation) <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChiefRudyTurtle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChiefRudyTurtle</span></a> told the crowd of around 300 people. 'It’s so simple: no means no. That’s all it is. Why can’t you understand that? We are saying no, we don’t want nuclear waste.'"</p><p>"Thirteen First Nations have now signed on to last week’s statement opposing the repository, including <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NorthwestAngle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NorthwestAngle</span></a> #33, whose leadership committed to the cause on Wednesday. Signatories include <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FortWilliamFirstNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FortWilliamFirstNation</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gakijiwanong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gakijiwanong</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Anishinaabe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Anishinaabe</span></a> (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LacLaCroix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LacLaCroix</span></a> First Nation), <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GullBayFirstNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GullBayFirstNation</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Kitchenuhmaykoosib" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kitchenuhmaykoosib</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Inninuwug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Inninuwug</span></a> (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigTroutLake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigTroutLake</span></a> First Nation), <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MuskratDam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MuskratDam</span></a> First Nation, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Neskantaga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neskantaga</span></a> First Nation, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NetmizaaggamigNishnaabeg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NetmizaaggamigNishnaabeg</span></a> (Pic Mobert First Nation), <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Ojibways" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ojibways</span></a> of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Onigaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Onigaming</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ShoalLake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShoalLake</span></a> #40 First Nation, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wapekeka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wapekeka</span></a> First Nation, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WauzhushkOnigum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WauzhushkOnigum</span></a> Nation."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://ricochet.media/indigenous/the-growing-movement-of-indigenous-leaders-across-northern-ontario-opposing-nuclear-waste-dump/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ricochet.media/indigenous/the-</span><span class="invisible">growing-movement-of-indigenous-leaders-across-northern-ontario-opposing-nuclear-waste-dump/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNukes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoNukes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoWar</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearWasteDump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearWasteDump</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/InformedConsent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InformedConsent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CanadaFirstNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CanadaFirstNations</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearTransport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearTransport</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeAmericanNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NativeAmericanNews</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GrassyNarrows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GrassyNarrows</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirstNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirstNation</span></a> taking <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Ontario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ontario</span></a> to court over <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MiningAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MiningAct</span></a>, lack of consultation on land claims </p><p>'These practices have to change,' <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChiefRudyTurtle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChiefRudyTurtle</span></a> tells news conference at Queen's Park</p><p>Sarah Law · CBC News · Posted: Jul 12, 2024 </p><p>"A First Nation in northwestern Ontario is taking the province to court over its Mining Act, arguing the free-entry system violates its constitutional rights.</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Asubpeeschoseewagong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Asubpeeschoseewagong</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Anishinabek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Anishinabek</span></a>, known as Grassy Narrows First Nation, has issued a notice of application in the Superior Court of Justice.</p><p>"The legal action says the province's Mining Act does not require prospectors to consult with First Nations before staking claims on their traditional lands. It argues this breaches the First Nation's treaty rights under Sec. 35 of the Constitution and goes against the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples [<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UNDRIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UNDRIP</span></a>].</p><p>"According to the notice of application obtained by CBC News, there are about 10,000 mining claims in Grassy Narrows's interim area of interest for mining, which covers more than 2,850 square kilometres — more than four times the size of Toronto.</p><p>"Grassy Narrows has had a long history of land defence efforts:</p><p> - In 2007, the First Nation declared a moratorium on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/industrial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>industrial</span></a> activity in its territory until the Crown obtained its consent.<br>- In 2015, Grassy Narrows people voted against industrial <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/logging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>logging</span></a> in its territory during a community referendum.<br>- In 2018, Grassy Narrows enacted a land declaration, which bans mining, staking and exploration activities without consent.<br>- In 2022, the First Nation marked 20 years of its blockade to prevent <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClearCut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClearCut</span></a> logging and mining from happening in its traditional territories.</p><p>"Grassy Narrows is one of many First Nations in the region speaking out against exploration activities:</p><p>- In April, the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Ojibways" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ojibways</span></a> of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Onigaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Onigaming</span></a> issued a statement objecting to a proposed permit for the exploration of an aggregate pit located off Highway 71.<br>- In March, Cat Lake First Nation filed a court injunction to pause a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GoldMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GoldMining</span></a> company's construction of a temporary winter road leading to an exploration camp for a proposed <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OpenPit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenPit</span></a> mine.<br>- Last August, Kiashke Zaaging <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Anishinaabek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Anishinaabek</span></a> (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KZA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KZA</span></a>), also known as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GullBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GullBay</span></a> First Nation, issued a public notice to warn mining prospectors away from its traditional territory."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/grassy-narrows-first-nation-mining-act-legal-action-1.7260724" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay</span><span class="invisible">/grassy-narrows-first-nation-mining-act-legal-action-1.7260724</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/InformedConsent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InformedConsent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirstNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirstNations</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Colonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Colonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mining</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GreenEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreenEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CulturalGenocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CulturalGenocide</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousSovereignty</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LandBack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LandBack</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LandDefenders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LandDefenders</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sovereignty</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>[Photos] Global <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mining</span></a> Convention Protested in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Toronto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Toronto</span></a></p><p>“Get out of our land, stay out of our land, And once again we say ‘no means no!’” - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChiefRudyTurtle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChiefRudyTurtle</span></a> of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GrassyNarrows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GrassyNarrows</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirstNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirstNation</span></a>.</p><p>March 6, 2024<br>By Brenda Norrell, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CensoredNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CensoredNews</span></a> <br>Photos courtesy <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MiningInjustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MiningInjustice</span></a> Solidarity Network </p><p>"We’re not going to let them give each other awards while we’re witnessing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CanadianMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CanadianMining</span></a> destroy, kill and colonize across Turtle Island and around the world."</p><p><a href="https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/03/global-mining-convention-protested-in.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/03</span><span class="invisible">/global-mining-convention-protested-in.html</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateActivists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateActivists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Activism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CulturalGenocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CulturalGenocide</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalRacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalRacism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mining</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LandBack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LandBack</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousLands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousLands</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousRights</span></a></p>
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