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Group of Alaska Tribes demands pause on B.C. mining project upstream of ‘ecological hotspot’ – National Observer

by ahnationtalk on August 9, 202450 Views

August 9, 2024

A group of Indigenous communities in Alaska are calling for a stop to a “reckless” mining plan across the Canadian border that they say will threaten their water, food supply and way of life.

The Southeast Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission (SEITC) — a commission of 15 Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian Nations — has turned to an international human rights body to support their case.

On Aug. 1, the Southeast Alaska Tribes requested support from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, arguing the reopening of the Eskay Creek Mine in B.C. will violate their human rights.

Read More: https://www.nationalobserver.com/2024/08/09/news/group-alaska-tribes-demands-pause-bc-mining-project-upstream-ecological-hotspot

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