HIGH-GRADE NI-CU-PT-PD-ZN-CR-AU-V-TI DISCOVERIES IN THE "RING OF FIRE"

NI 43-101 Update (September 2012): 11.1 Mt @ 1.68% Ni, 0.87% Cu, 0.89 gpt Pt and 3.09 gpt Pd and 0.18 gpt Au (Proven & Probable Reserves) / 8.9 Mt @ 1.10% Ni, 1.14% Cu, 1.16 gpt Pt and 3.49 gpt Pd and 0.30 gpt Au (Inferred Resource)

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Message: Why Noront will Stay Noront...FN Trust

The Article:

https://thenarwhal.ca/ring-of-fire-noront-bhp-wyloo/

Here we go ....The same half-truths being told time and time again by these journalists to demonization any development in the Ring of Fire, and venture back in time to dredge up the catch phrase of "colonialism". I find it very convenient how there is not one mention of the vast plums of diesel being spewed into the air in the far north by these First Nations who have the shear gall to call themselves "Protectors of the land since time Immemorial". Two faced are those First Nations who fail to see thier own hypocrisy.

From the article:

Others are firmly against access road and mining proposals: in April 2021, Attawapiskat, Fort Albany and Neskantaga First Nations declared a moratorium on all development in the region. 

“We have a profound and sacred duty to ensure that this part of the Earth is not so wounded from Ring of Fire development that it can no longer support our relations and ways of life, or help protect the world from catastrophic climate change,” they wrote in a statement.

At least the mining companies working on your lands would  be conscious of their own carbon emissions and monitoring the pollutants created by their projects...As they should. Roads established for mining would also be multi-purpose and used to facilitate many things which currently First Nation communities no doubt are not familiar with, or have failed to practiced in the past. Such things as garbage removal, recycling, environmental monitoring, access to building supplies, or even the luxury of fresh food and cheaper goods.

From the article:

Marten Falls is seeking partnerships that will help improve the community’s quality of life, Chief Bruce Achneepineskum said in a phone interview.

“There’s a lack of growth in the community and a lack of infrastructure,” he said. “These are systemic issues that we’re talking about. Why can’t youth be supported in these kinds of essential things that our forefathers had envisioned when they signed the treaty?” 

No...All these positives are being selectively removed from the equation by journalists, and instead the small footprint of well organized, well monitored, and ESG compliant underground mine(s) are being blamed for further colonialism and the demise of Indigenous culture and way of life.Well....I hate to break it to you my Indigenous friends but your life to me doesn't look too rosey. Because I hear a lot of complaining and an overwhelming call for change.

Even your forefathers knew things had to change, and although I would have to agree they were taken advantage of many of your people have grown to make sure this does not happen again. They are now empowered, being heard, and forging a new path to prosperity and reconciliation. They know to live in the past is not possible anymore. Not without reliving the very things your people are so desperately trying to get away from as a result of colonial influence....Suicide, depression, isolation, addiction, despair, aggression, poverty...Now whether there were issues before colonialism it is hard to say, but I'm sure my europeon forefathers had some input.

But to blame that on everyone else nowadays is not fair...Money was never part of your traditional way of life. Nor were any of the other vices that came with colonialism..Your people changed...Some for the good, and some for the bad. But all societies are frought with these same dilemmas..Your situation is unique in how it has played out for many of your people, but I would have to also say no different to the problems we see globally. All of which are changing. Hopefully for the better.

This article from the Narwhal does, however, point toward a promising comment from the Chief of Marten Falls; Bruce Achneepineskum. Who does have truthful words to say about Noront about how they've been faithfully trustworthy to his community, which I think bodes well for a continuation of a New Noront with the old BOD. Something Wyloo may reconsider along with bringing in their own people should they be successful with the takeover. Again, collaboration with the other First Nations would be best for all of Matawa, but thier shared prosperity should be proportional to their direct involvement and proximity to the Ring of Fire, and not in respect to what they feel entitled to. Good on Chief Achneepineskum for speaking truthfully, and for the writer of this article to include this comment about Noront.

From the article:

The chiefs of eight of the nine nations in the Matawa Council didn’t agree to interviews. Neither did the chiefs of the seven communities in the Mushkegowuk Council, which populate the lands around western James Bay and Hudson’s Bay, and surround the Ring of Fire. 

Achneepineskum, the Marten Falls chief, said he’s watching how the situation unfolds just like anyone else. He said his community has a long relationship with Noront, and building trust took a lot of time — it must be rooted in respect for differing opinions, the land and traditional knowledge, he said.  

“For any company that comes into our ancestral lands, they’ll have to abide by those same principles,” he said.

 

In this case the less favourable side of the Ring of Fire is being emphasised with only selective truths being told. When even the First Nations that are opposed to the Ring of Fire decline to be interviewed for comment its a pretty good indication,IMO, that they themselves are worried about be called on their own hypocrisy or saying something to the detriment of their own opposition.

TM.

 

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