Muskrat Falls
3 Labrador water protectors in St. John’s jail over Muskrat Falls protest
Two Inuit Grandmothers and an Elder are being held in a prison in St. John’s, NL for refusing to sign an undertaking to stay away from the construction site for the Muskrat Falls hydroelectric site.
Labrador judge sends another Inuk grandmother to St. John’s jail
Another Inuk grandmother sentenced to time in St. John’s jail for men.
Inuk Elder taken into custody after defying Muskrat Falls injunction
Trina Roache APTN National News An elder and long-time environmental activist in Labrador has been…
Inuk Grandmother defiant after being locked in men’s prison, strip searched
Beatrice Hunter, the Inuk grandmother and Labrador land protector who was jailed for defying a judge says she is traumatized, and angry about her experience of being shipped 1,600 km south to a St. John’s jail where she was strip searched.
Labrador Grandmother released from men’s penitentiary
Beatrice Hunter was released from jail Friday. The Inuk Land Protector who refused to stay away from the Muskrat Falls hydroelectric dam site had been charged with contempt of court for ignoring an injunction barring them from protesting there.
N2N: Journalists, protests and police
Nation to Nation Nation to Nation convenes an all-star panel of journalists to discuss the…
Mud Lake Labrador residents skeptical province will get to the root cause of flooding
A long-time resident and community leader in Mud Lake is skeptical that the Newfoundland and Labrador premier will follow through on promises to investigate a recent flood.
