Aboriginal Issues Top Stories

Sandfire, Yugunga-Nya sign deal for cultural heritage protection at DeGrussa mine

Sandfire said last month it had damaged an artefact scatter at its Monty cooper mine in 2017 and 2018.

Reuters | December 21, 2023 | 2:13 pm

Aboriginal group calls for Sandfire CEO to step down after heritage damage

Sandfire said last week it had discovered damage to an…

Reuters | December 4, 2023 | 8:49 am

Brazil Potash’s Autazes project halted on permitting suspension

Lower court decision does not cancel the permits already granted…

Staff Writer | November 21, 2023 | 10:00 am

‘No is a valid outcome of consultation,’ groups fighting Taranis’ Thor copper project in BC say

A dispute between Taranis Resources, the British Columbia government and…

Henry Lazenby | November 8, 2023 | 11:49 am

Gitxaala First Nation appeals BC Supreme Court decision on UNDRIP

The Gitxaala also want the Court of Appeal to do what…

Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | October 26, 2023 | 2:50 pm

Western Australia to scrap 2021 Aboriginal heritage protection laws

Laws were introduced after the destruction of the ancient Juukan Gorge rock shelters by Rio Tinto.

Reuters | August 8, 2023 | 7:35 am

Ecuadorean votes could bar oil output in Amazon reserve, mining near Quito

Ecuadoreans will decide in two August referendums whether oil and mining projects in key regions of the country can continue.

Reuters | July 31, 2023 | 9:57 am

Doubleview Gold’s Hat project faces indigenous opposition in British Columbia

The Tahltan Nation generally supports mining and exploration in its territory.

Staff Writer | July 25, 2023 | 10:40 am

NexGen, Metis Nations sign IBA for Rook 1 uranium project in Saskatchewan

The IBA defines the environmental, cultural, economic, employment, and other benefits to be provided and to confirm consent and support.

Staff Writer | June 15, 2023 | 10:25 am

Aboriginal group says remediation at Juukan rock shelters has begun

The destruction of the culturally significant site in Western Australia triggered the exit of Rio's CEO, chairman and two senior executives.

Reuters | May 24, 2023 | 7:22 am

Will Ecuador’s illegal mining crackdown protect Indigenous people?

The government has identified illegal mining camps in 21 of the country's 24 provinces since 2000.

Reuters | May 3, 2023 | 7:51 am

No mining allowed in six new Indigenous reserves in Brazil

Luiz Inácio ‘Lula’ Da Silva issued a decree creating six new Indigenous reserves, most of them in the Amazon, and banning mining in such areas.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | April 30, 2023 | 12:05 pm

Brazil’s Mura people report threats amid pressure to approve Amazon potash mine

Their ancestral land overlaps with an area where a Canadian company wants to build a potash mine.

Reuters | April 28, 2023 | 4:18 pm

EXPLAINER: Why are high gold prices bad for the Amazon rainforest?

The hunt for gold has attracted wildcat prospectors who have destroyed forests.

Reuters | April 25, 2023 | 10:43 am

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