APTN InFocus with Cheryl McKenzie:
In October leaders, Elders, members and supporters of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) rallied at the Federal Court in Vancouver.
Today, they’re waiting for the court’s response on a judicial review.
They want federal Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq’s decision to allow expansion of the Alberta tar sands, quashed.
In addition to ACFN’s argument that their section 35 Constitutional rights were violated in the process, they also have results of an environmental health study on their side.
The study links contaminants from the tar sands to incidence of illness in their community.
Video courtesy: One River News (onerivernews.ca)
