© Original Artwork by Destiny Cote, Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg
© Original Artwork by Destiny Cote, Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg
© Original Artwork by Destiny Cote, Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg
© Original Artwork by Destiny Cote, Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg
CALLING ALL NATIONS!
Support our 3rd Challenge
Photo: Glenda Stevens and Eagle Staff Carrier Luc Goupil Kitigan Zibi Anishinaabeg, July 10, 2024.
Today, Feb 5th, Kebaowek First Nation, alongside the Concerned Citizens of Renfrew County and Area, the Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility, and the Sierra Club Canada Foundation, is appearing in Federal Court to challenge the federal government's approval of a Species at Risk Permit for the Near Surface Disposal Facility (NSDF), The hearing continues on February 6.
How you can help:
Attend the hearing in person at the Supreme Court of Canada (East Room), Wellington Street, Ottawa, on February 5 from 9:30 AM to noon.
Watch the hearing on Zoom by registering here.
https://www.fct-cf.gc.ca/en/court-files-and-decisions/hearing-lists
Share this information with others who may be interested in supporting the cause.
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Contribute to the Kebaowek First Nation’s legal fund here: gofund.me/7ce16728
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"This nuclear waste facility will damage the water and we all know that. Conscientious people are rising. We must rise together, we are all in that medicine wheel. No matter our colour, our creed or our title, we are all related in the human family andwe must stand together."
We cannot stop the thunder. We cannot stop the rain from falling. We cannot stop the lightning from shining. We cannot stop the rivers from flowing. But together as human beings, as brothers and sisters, we can certainly stop thenuclear waste facility from coming here on the Ottawa River."
Meegwetch
Claudette Commanda,
Algonquin Elder, August 10, 2023
Irreversible Harm to Ottawa River Watershed
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© Original Artwork by Destiny Cote, Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg
1
Million cubic metres +
of nuclear waste
1.1
Kilometres from the
Kichi Sibi
13
Waste management areas
300
Year period of institutional
control
Our Solution
1. Canadian and Indigenous laws should equally protect biodiversity in accordance with the principle of legal pluralism in Canada, a notion reinforced by Aboriginal title and the Quebec superior court's decision in White and Montour, which recognizes Indigenous laws' crucial role in accommodating the Nation's sovereignty, particularly in unceded territories.
2. Canada needs to commit to a strategy that aligns with its international legal obligations and UNDA 2021 towards the Algonquin Anishinaabe peoples and the biodiversity of lands previously managed sustainably under Algonquin Anishinaabe laws and practices.
Canadian United Nations Declaration Act 2021
