“Do the right thing because you want to, not because you have to,” said Nicole Charbonneau, a mining development advisor from the Wabun Tribal Council.
The Wabun Tribal Council has outlined the steps needed to be taken by companies looking to explore and mine on member communities’ traditional land, and the necessary agreements that need to be signed to work with the communities. “If you want to build more mines faster, support the renewal of Wabun’s resource revenue sharing agreement with the province,” said Charbonneau. “It further promotes our member nations’ meaningful participation in the mining industry and work toward reconciliation.”