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National Indigenous News June 11 · National Indigenous Newscasts

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  SPEAKER_00: This is a look at your National Indigenous News.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm Daryl Stranger.
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  SPEAKER_00: A Southern Alberta First Nation has launched a lawsuit against Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway, calling for improved safety along its rail lines and alleging hundreds of cattle have been killed.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Stony Nakota Nation's legal claim argues CPKC has an obligation to build and maintain fences on its rail lines and ensure the safety of its operations.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Stony Nakota Nations are comprised of the Bearspaw First Nation, Chinnicky First Nation, and Good Stony First Nation.
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  SPEAKER_00: They have six reserves, but the main three are number 142, 143, and 144 at Mini Tnee to the west of Calgary.
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  SPEAKER_00: The statement of claim says members of the First Nation have livestock near the rail line.
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  SPEAKER_00: According to the legal claim, numerous members' livestock, estimated to be in the hundreds, have been killed in collisions with trains.
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  SPEAKER_00: CPKC has yet to file a statement of defense, and none of the allegations have been tested in court.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Stony Nakota nations are asking the court to have CPKC permanently repair and add fencing where needed along the rail line or limit train speeds to no more than 30 kilometers per hour when going through the First Nation.
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  SPEAKER_00: The lawsuit asks for a declaration that using the railway is subject to the Aboriginal and treaty rights.
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  SPEAKER_00: Cree leaders in Quebec have signed an agreement with a mining company for a potential gold mine in Cree territory, but the project faces concerns from some residents over its long-term environmental toll.
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  SPEAKER_00: Announced on June 1st, the Ukimau Agreement, Ukimau means the leader in East Cree, establishes a partnership between the Cree First Nation of Waswanope, the Cree Nation government, and the Australian company Gold Fields for the Windfall Project, located 700 kilometers northeast of Montreal.
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  SPEAKER_00: Part of the agreement is direct funding to the Cree Nation of Waswanapi and the Cree Nation government, employment priority, training, co-management, and oversight, and protection of sacred sites like Father Lake, according to a news release by the Grand Council of Decrees.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Windfall Project is currently in the advanced development phase, pending final investment decisions and environmental approvals.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Environmental and Social Impact Review Committee, or COMEX, reviews impact studies, hosts public hearings, and makes recommendations to the mining company.
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  SPEAKER_00: The mine is estimated to employ 1,100 workers and extract 300,000 ounces, approximately nine and a half tons of gold per year over its ten-year lifespan.
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  SPEAKER_00: The windfall camp has been fully established and connected to the power grid ahead of the possible transition from exploration to full-scale construction.
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  SPEAKER_00: Those involved with the project said people can still raise their concerns, questions, and recommendations at council meetings, general assemblies, and written letters to the Crenation government or gold fields.
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  SPEAKER_00: The community of Lutzel Kay and fellow signatories, Parks Canada, the Northwest Territories Metis Nation, and the Territorial Government gathered in Lutzel K Wednesday to celebrate the first relationship plan developed for the Thaidane Nene Indigenous Protected Area.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thidane Nene Bodiza is a relationship plan that outlines a vision and five overarching goals to be achieved over the next 10 years.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's different from a management plan typically created to determine how a protected area will be used and protected.
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  SPEAKER_00: Indigenous knowledge, language, and culture are foundational to the relationship plan and are embedded in every section, objective, and target, starting with the first goal.
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  SPEAKER_00: Promote Noe Chane, which is the principle that describes Dene values and knowledge.
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  SPEAKER_00: Some of the targets include developing a monitoring and research plan, creating a tourism strategy, and building a visitor center and shared office in Lutzelke.
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  SPEAKER_00: Rules and regulations vary within the protected area due in part to the collaborative governance model and the protection of sacred cultural areas.
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  SPEAKER_00: Within the boundaries of the protected area are National Park Reserve lands, territorial parklands, and a wildlife reserve.
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  SPEAKER_00: Registration through Parks Canada is required, as are fishing and hunting permits and licenses from Parks Canada or the territorial government, unless a person is an Indigenous rights holder.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's a look at your National Indigenous News.