Sask. First Nations rally behind northern community in dispute with uranium company
First Nations leaders are rallying behind the Birch Narrows Dene Nation in its dispute with the provincial government and a uranium company.
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Birch Narrows Dene Nation set up a blockade, saying uranium exploration company began work without its consent
Posted: Feb 24, 2021 6:00 AM CT | Last Updated: February 24
Trapper and elder Ron Desjardin, shown here, was one of the Birch Narrow Dene Nation members who set up a blockade earlier this month to prevent a uranium exploration company from entering their traditional territory without consent.(Submitted by Ron Desjardin)
An energy company doing uranium exploration work in Northern Saskatchewan said it has paused its work while it continues to consult with impacted communities. This comes after the Birch Narrows Dene Nation leadership issued a cease-and-desist order on the Toronto company. In mid-February, local trapper Don Desjardin noticed a Baselode Energy work crew on a […]
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Israel is currently looking for the ship responsible for an oil spill which caused tar to wash up on its Mediterranean shoreline. Nine ships were about 50 kilometres off Israel’s shore on Feb. 11 when the oil spill happened.
“There is a more than reasonable chance that we will be able to locate the specific ship,” the environmental protection minister, Gila Gamliel, told Ynet TV.
If responsibility is attributed, Israel could pursue legal action, in which one option includes suing “insurance companies for compensation to help deal with the ecological fallout.” The Guardian has more.
PRINCE ALBERT Two Saskatchewan women are leading the creation of two apps that teach their traditional Indigenous languages. Gwen Cubbon, a 36-year-old from the Canoe Lake Cree First Nation, grew up speaking Cree but it wasn’t until she went to school that she learned English. Since moving from her home community, she’s lost a lot of the Cree language, but is working on regaining it. “I just want to be an advocate for people my age and people who are really wanting to learn that it is possible,” she said. Cubbon is hoping her app is an accessible way of learning the Cree language that’s specific to Canoe Lake, which also contains a small amount of Michif.
Two phone apps are aiming to spark Cree and Dene language revitalization in Meadow Lake Tribal Council (MLTC) First Nations. Slated for release by the end of January, the MLTC initiative will be targeted for residents of Clearwater River Dene Nation (CRDN) and Canoe Lake Cree First Nation. More versions of the app will be […]