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Indigenous leaders sue Quebec to halt forestry permits on ancestral lands (icmagazine.org)
submitted 8 months ago by to c/canada@lemmy.ca
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After years of protests and blockades, a group of Atikamekw elders and chiefs have filed a lawsuit seeking to cancel forestry permits across a vast stretch of northern Quebec.

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[–] 4 points 8 months ago

I'm directly behind them on this – if it's taking place in their land, they should be involved in the permit process and selection committee. It's a reasonable ask, and I hope the courts side with them to set the precedent.

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