🌿 Environment Mar 25, 2026 · Shanna Hanbury

Canada invests $1m into mining exploration on Indigenous land

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Canada invests $1m into mining exploration on Indigenous land
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A First Nation in Canada’s subarctic Northwest Territories has received C$1.5 million ($1.1 million) in federal funding to explore for elements on its traditional lands. The Tłı̨chǫ own a 39,000-square-kilometer (15,000-square-mile) stretch of boreal forest and tundra. On March 3, they announced a three-year prospecting project with the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency. Exploration will include aerial surveys, ground-based prospecting and geological data analysis. “Tłı̨chǫ lan

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