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Indigenous Rights and Mining – Recent Developments, Opportunities and Challenges
Tuesday, November 29, 2011

One of MiningWatch’s core areas of work is the promotion of Indigenous rights and recognition of title and the stewardship role that Indigenous people maintain across Canada and internationally. This article offers an overview of recent developments, including hopeful signs but also the considerable challenges in reconciling Indigenous rights and title with the mining industry and Canadian governments.

Canada, British Columbia, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Reforming Mining Laws and Policies, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon, Newsletter 31: Autumn 2011
Algonquins Oppose Quebec Mining Act and Proposed Changes in Bill 14
Monday, August 22, 2011

News release from Algonquin First Nations of Eagle Village and Wolf Lake: Last week, the Algonquin First Nations of Eagle Village and Wolf Lake sent a letter to Premier Charest indicating their rejection of the current Quebec Mining Act and Bill 14, a bill that proposes to modify the Act.

Reforming Mining Laws and Policies, Québec, Free Entry/Land Access, Indigenous Rights, Matamec Explorations
No Social Licence and a Long List of Inadequacies, Yet Federal Review Panel Recommends Approval of Matoush Uranium Exploration Project
Thursday, July 28, 2011

News release: Despite acknowledging that project does not have a social licence to proceed and identifying a long list inadequacies in the environmental assessment, the panel makes a finding that the project is unlikely to have significant environmental effects and recommends approval of the project, albeit with a host of unenforceable conditions.

Canada, Environmental Planning, Québec, Environmental Assessment, Impact on Communities, Indigenous Rights, Uranium, Water and fisheries, Strateco
Innu Forced to Protest Cap-Ex Ventures’ Exploration Activities
Thursday, July 28, 2011

News release: MiningWatch Canada was alarmed to learn today that Cap-Ex Ventures Ltd. (Cap-Ex), a Vancouver-based junior, has proceeded with exploration activities in direct violation of agreements made with the Innu of Uashat mak Mani-Utenam (ITUM) who have made considerable efforts to engage with the company and reach an agreement for exploration to proceed on their traditional territory.

Reforming Mining Laws and Policies, Québec, Free Entry/Land Access, Indigenous Rights
Barriere Lake First Nation Celebrates Mining Company's Retreat!
Friday, July 22, 2011

The Algonquin First Nation of Barriere Lake is celebrating the recent decision of Cartier Resources Inc. to suspend the Rivière Doré copper mining project in their traditional territory.

Reforming Mining Laws and Policies, Québec, Free Entry/Land Access, Indigenous Rights
Over 200 Health Advocates Tell Prime Minister Harper - “It’s time to put human health ahead of asbestos!”
Tuesday, June 14, 2011

In an open letter released today, over two hundred environmental and health groups, labour unions and scientists from Asia, Africa, North & South America and Europe [including MiningWatch Canada], call on Prime Minister Harper to stop preventing the UN Rotterdam Convention from adding chrysotile asbestos to its list of hazardous substances. Chrysotile asbestos represents 100% of the global asbestos trade.

Asbestos in Québec, Asbestos, Reforming Mining Laws and Policies, Québec, Health
Outdated Mining Act Leads to Multiple Conflicts Over Exploration and Mine Development in Quebec
Monday, June 6, 2011

Quebec is one of Canada’s top three mineral producers and a prime destination for speculative exploration spending. It has a reputation as a relatively easy place to explore and develop a mineral property, due to strong government support, established mining regions such as Val d’Or, and an agreement on resource development with the Cree and Inuit that guides development in much of the northern part of the province.

Reforming Mining Laws and Policies, Québec, Free Entry/Land Access, Newsletter 30: Spring 2011
Quebec Mining Conflicts from East to West, North to South
Monday, June 6, 2011

The Algonquin Nation’s traditional territory straddles the Quebec-Ontario border extending along Quebec’s western border up the Gatineau and Ottawa River watersheds. The Algonquins have never signed a treaty and are not party to the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement, so there are no established protocols for consultation or participation in the review of mineral exploration or development projects in their territory.

Reforming Mining Laws and Policies, Environmental Planning, Québec, Free Entry/Land Access, Indigenous Rights, Cartier Resources, Newsletter 30: Spring 2011, Labrador Iron Mines, Matamec Explorations, Niocan, Strateco, Terra Ventures
Barriere Lake Algonquin affirm opposition to mine during Montreal company meeting: threat of mining on their land exposes failure of Quebec’s Mining Act
Friday, May 20, 2011

Barriere Lake Solidarity news release: (Montreal) Today, community members from the Algonquin First Nation of Barriere Lake traveled to Montreal to attend the annual general meeting of Val-d'Or-based Cartier Resources Inc., where they affirmed that the overwhelming majority of their First Nation is opposed to the company’s Rivière Doré copper mining project moving forward on their traditional territory. A solidarity demonstration will happen outside of the shareholders meeting at 11:30 am at Dorchester Square, the corner of Peel and Rene-Levesque.

Reforming Mining Laws and Policies, Québec, Free Entry/Land Access, Indigenous Rights, Cartier Resources
Mineral Royalties: Quebec is still at the bottom of the heap
Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Quebec still ranks near the bottom of the heap in the collection mineral royalties, according to an analysis released today by the coalition Québec meilleure mine! and MiningWatch Canada. Despite changes to the royalty regime in 2010, Quebec still lags behind other Canadian jurisdictions with only 2% of the gross value of mineral production retained in royalties.

Reforming Mining Laws and Policies, Québec, Economic Development

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