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Vol. 71/No. 38      October 15, 2007

 
Natives in Canada protest uranium mining
Militant/Mark Grieve
ARDOCH, Ontario, September 22—A rally of Native people and their supporters here today sent off a canoe caravan to demand a moratorium on uranium mining. The canoes are heading from this small southeast Ontario town to Ottawa, site of the federal government.

Natives occupied a uranium exploration site on land they claim near Sharbot Lake June 29. The occupation has continued despite an August 27 court injunction.

The Ardoch Algonquin First Nation, the Shabot Obaadijwan First Nation, and the Community Coalition Against Uranium Mining all participated in today’s rally of 70. Robert Lovelace, a retired chief of the Ardoch Algonquin First Nation, told the rally that the delegation was “taking a message to the other governments … that the land we share with them must be regarded the way we do—as a sacred trust.”

—JOE YOUNG

 
 
 
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