Aboriginal Issues Top Stories

Legal battle looms amid Cat Lake Nation, First Mining road dispute in Ontario

The dispute hinges on the issuance of road construction permits by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry.

Henry Lazenby | February 27, 2024 | 9:47 am

Aboriginal group to inspect rock shelters for potential Rio Tinto damage

Rio Tinto said that a preliminary investigation found no damage…

Reuters | February 7, 2024 | 5:36 pm

British Columbia’s Nisga’a Nation plans Indigenous-majority owned royalty company

Vega Mining will acquire from the Nisga’a the rights to…

Blair McBride | February 1, 2024 | 2:58 pm

British Columbia Land Act amendments could grant Indigenous control over mining leases

The amendment is in accordance with 2019 Declaration on the Rights…

Amanda Stutt | January 30, 2024 | 11:48 am

Gold miners bring fresh wave of suffering to Brazil’s Yanomami

Brazil is losing the upper hand in its battle to…

Reuters | January 18, 2024 | 2:37 pm

Brazil Potash project in the Amazon faces headwinds

Court’s decision comes as Brazil's federal prosecutor office claimed the granting of the permit violated local indigenous' rights.

Staff Writer | September 11, 2023 | 9:40 am

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

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