APTN National News
The situation is continuing to develop in Attawapiskat.
There are now questions about what De Beers will do to open the road leading to their mine.
It’s been blocked by band members since last week.
APTN National News reporter Jorge Barrera is in Attawapiskat and has this report.
I say stck to your guns. Don’t let that wealthy De Beers Corporation bully you. Let them take you to court. It might be a good idea to have an injunction against De Beers until the issue of your Treaty Rights are settled by the Court. It looks like they are trading trinkets for Beads.
I have just heard that DeBeers are shutting down the ice road haul. This puts many Attawapiskat residents out of a job. This can not be good for many people.
as for treaty rights, did Attawapiskat actually sign it? didn’t the government add attawapiskat decades later on adhesion? aren’t the government and Debeers illegaly collecting and taking the diamonds from our lands? and what about this lawyer? is she really doing her job? hasn’t she been working on the by-laws for far too long now without any progress?? Sticks to my crawl… :/
Debeers acting like they own thw winter road that has been there before i was born! the chief is out of town as usual… sticks to my crawl! STICKS TO MY CRAWL!!
Attawapiskat doesn’t own the ice road either its actually provincial property!