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Legal battle brewing in northern Ontario over the protection of Indigenous sacred areas, mining rights


Posted: Jul 03, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: July 3
Ginoogaming First Nation in Ontario is seeking to protect a sacred area in its traditional territory and establish a legal precedent in Canada that First Nations have the inherent and treaty right to permanently protect sacred areas.(Belenos / Shutterstock)
As the mining industry heats up in northwestern Ontario, a First Nation in Treaty 9 territory has applied for an injunction to stop mineral exploration and protect a sacred area within their traditional territory.
It s a case that some say would set a precedent in Canada, establishing the inherent and treaty right of First Nations to protect sacred areas. ....

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