Failure of reconciliation’: First Nations slam Yukon gov’t for taking assessment board to court – CBC
Nov 29, 2024
Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in, First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun defended YESAB recommendation against exploration project
Two Yukon First Nations slammed the territorial government in court Thursday for taking legal action after an assessment office recommended against a mineral exploration project in the Peel watershed.
Lawyers representing Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in (TH) and the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun (FNNND) asked a Yukon Supreme Court judge Thursday to toss the case, arguing it was baseless.
“Why are we here?” TH lawyer Micah Clark asked.
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