First Nation in Yukon celebrates ‘landmark’ court win against proposed mining exploration – APTN News
Na-Cho Nyak Dun says case affirms government acted ‘unlawfully and dishonourably.’
The First Nation of Na-Cho Nyak Dun (FNNND) is celebrating a recent court decision over proposed mining exploration on its land.
“We are very pleased by the Court of Appeal’s decision,” said Chief Dawn Hope.
The “landmark case” dismisses an appeal by the Yukon government which would have permitted a decade of work on the FNNND’s territory in an area it sees as having great ecological and traditional importance.
“This case was deeply important to FNNND, not only because of the sensitive location where the mineral activity was proposed, but also because the case reaised critical questions around the nature and scope of FNNND’s Treaty right to co-manage their Traditional Territory,” said a statement posted on its website.
