Cease-and-desist letter served to Ring of Fire mining company by Neskantaga First Nation – CBC

Dec 18, 2025

Remote community says it hasn’t consented to exploration activities

As Neskantaga First Nation’s youngest band councillor, Lashaunda Waswa says she wants to inspire the next generation to protect the community’s land, water and wildlife.

That’s why she joined seven others from the remote Ojibway community on Tuesday for a snowmobile trip to a mining exploration camp on their traditional territory — located in the heart of the Ring of Fire region.

There, they served the workers a cease-and-desist letter, with the goal of halting all exploration activities in the area.

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