US EditionTwo First Nations Setting up Encampment Near Proposed Bridge to Ring of Fire
- On June 16, Jeronimo Kataquapit and his family from Attawapiskat First Nation embarked on a 400-kilometre trip upriver towards the mineral-rich area of northern Ontario known as the Ring of Fire.
- The journey, called 'Here We Stand,' responds to late May legislation, Bill C-5 and Bill 5, which First Nations say bypass their rights and consultation on mining development.
- The family is traveling upriver in two 24-foot canoes with the goal of reaching a planned crossing on the Attawapiskat River, where they will join members of Neskantaga First Nation to establish a semi-permanent camp as part of a political demonstration.
- Kataquapit emphasized that the land belongs not only to Attawapiskat but to all neighboring nations, while Chief Gary Quisess described the river as a deeply sacred place where numerous ancestors rest beside its banks.
- The encampment signals opposition to development proceeding without free, prior and informed consent, emphasizing a test of the government's ability to engage with First Nations on resource projects.
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A political decision taken a thousand kilometers from Jeronimo Kataquapit, who lives in an isolated First Nation near James Bay, determined the course of his summer. Now, this 20-year-old man, from the Attawapiskat First Nation, accompanied by his father, mother and elder brother, climbs the river on two 7.3-metre transport canoes for a 400-kilometre trip to "reaffirm the presence of First Nations" near the Ring of Fire, in northern Ontario. The…
Two First Nations setting up encampment near proposed bridge to Ring of Fire in Ontario
A political decision one thousand kilometres from Jeronimo Kataquapit’s home in a remote First Nation near James Bay set the course for his summer. Now, the 20-year-old from Attawapiskat First Nation, his father, mother and older brother are headed upriver in two 24-foot freighter canoes on a 400-kilometre journey to “reassert First Nations’ presence” near the Ring of Fire region in northern Ontario. The family hopes to make it to their final st…
Two First Nations setting up encampment near proposed bridge to Ring of Fire - The Turtle Island News
By Liam Casey A political decision one thousand kilometres from Jeronimo Kataquapit’s home in a remote First Nation near James Bay set the course for his summer. Now, the 20-year-old from Attawapiskat First Nation, his father, mother and older brother are headed upriver in two 24-foot freighter canoes on a 400-kilometre journey to “reassert First Nations’ presence” near the Ring of Fire region in northern Ontario. The family hopes to make it to …
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