KI demands province resolves latest exploration dispute
The Chief of the Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuweg First Nation has fired off an angry letter to the Minister of Northern Development and Mines, demanding action to resolve the latest dispute involving KI’s traditional territory.
The letter from Chief Donny Morris follows a breakdown in talks between the province and KI over on-going exploration work in the area by a company called God's Lake Resources.
KI leaders walked away after they said provincial representatives refused to provide assurances that exploration work would stop while the talks on a joint-panel environmental assessment continued.
In the letter, Chief Morris said the exploration continues to pose a threat to sacred sites on the land, which is a concern that he said has been raised repeatedly.
The chief warns Minister Rick Bartolucci that unless time and funding is provided to allow for proper mapping of such sites, the province risks another Platinex-type dispute.
