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First Nation fights to protect land from mineral mining
Originally published in CBC News
October 10, 2022
Neskantaga First Nation in northern Ontario’s Ring of Fire is fighting to be properly consulted before development begins to start mining for minerals used in many green initiatives, such as batteries for electric vehicles.
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Facing down governments and industry, this First Nation makes a promise: There’ll be no development in the Ring of Fire without its consent