National News Yukon government allows mining in the peel watershed region By APTN National News Jan 22, 2014 APTN National News The Yukon government announced it will allow mining in the peel watershed region of the territory. It took seven years of talks between the government, public and the four affected First Nations to come up with a decision. Report an Error Tell us your Story Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Your Name *Your Email Address *Details *CommentSubmit Report Tags: decision, Featured, First Nations, Government, Mining, peel, watershed region, Yukon Continue Reading First Nations near Yellowknife tackle the problem of keeping history and culture... Dozens of Akwesasne members on Cornwall Island want a separate band council Author(s) APTN National News [email protected] More Stories Liberal House Leader Karina Gould says she’s running... 1 day ago By The Canadian Press Hockey Night in Cree – and Inuktitut – starts ... 2 days ago By Tiar Wheatle Number of Indigenous people who are homeless in Montreal i... 2 days ago By Savanna Craig L.A. film student from Saskatchewan First Nation recounts ... 2 days ago By Sara Connors Canadian Human Rights Tribunal misses deadline to deliver ... 2 days ago By Kathleen Martens Kitigan Zibi to hold a referendum on buying back unceded l... 2 days ago By Karyn Pugliese