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The Ontario Mining Act & Aboriginal Land Rights

The Ontario Mining Act & Aboriginal Land Rights. Uranium Mining at Sharbot Lake . Proposed Mine Site Hwy #7 & 509. Proposed Mine Site. Sharbot Lake. Ardoch Algonquin First Nation. Bob Lovelace

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The Ontario Mining Act & Aboriginal Land Rights

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  1. The Ontario Mining Act & Aboriginal Land Rights Uranium Mining at Sharbot Lake

  2. Proposed Mine SiteHwy #7 & 509

  3. Proposed Mine Site

  4. Sharbot Lake

  5. Ardoch Algonquin First Nation Bob Lovelace The ArdochAlgonguin First Nation is an Anishnabek community that is located in the Madawaska, Mississippi and Rideau watersheds. The Ardoch Algonquin First Nation (AAFNA) is non-status; that is, it is not designated as an Indian Band by the government of Canada. Historically the AAFNA communities’ roots are in the families who wintered where these rivers come close together. Their use and habitation of this location originates in time immemorial. Culturally the AAFNA community is Algonquin and historically their ancestors shared in the summer life of the Ottawa River. They gathered on the KichiSìbì trading, guiding and protecting their advantage as the People of the Big River. When settlement began to devour land in Eastern Ontario at the beginning of the nineteenth century other families retreated up river and sought refuge among the ArdochAlgonquins. Mississauga families also came to share in the traditional lifestyle that lingered in the backlands and along the shores of the headwater lakes. By the middle of the nineteenth century Ardoch Algonquin families could no longer safely travel to Kanasatake where they once summered.

  6. Sharbot Lake

  7. Key Lake, SaskatchewanUranium Mine opened in 1983 amid protest

  8. Rabbit Lake, SaskatchewanUranium Mine near the Dene/Cree Community of Wollaston Lake

  9. Algonquin Land Claim The Claim The Algonquins of Ontario are asserting that they have Aboriginal rights and title that have never been extinguished, and that they have continuing ownership to the Ottawa River watershed in Ontario and its natural resources. The Elements of a Settlement The settlement of this claim is expected to include parcels of land, a financial package, cultural and economic development opportunities for the Algonquins, as well as appropriate arrangements respecting harvesting rights including hunting and fishing. The goal is to achieve certainty regarding rights and interests relating to the land and natural resources within the Ottawa Valley.

  10. Algonquin Land Claim Accomplishments To Date These negotiations have been ongoing for some time. The three parties have agreed to some basic principles, including: The protection of private property. The rights of private land owners to make use of and access their land will be protected. Privately owned land will not be expropriated for the settlement of this land claim. The preservation of Algonquin Park. It has been agreed that Algonquin Park will remain a park for the appropriate use and enjoyment of all peoples. The management of natural resources on a sustainable basis.

  11. Free Bob Lovelace & The KI Six Ryerson Rally for Aboriginal Rights Not Mining Rights

  12. Resources • Ardoch Algonquin First Nation http://www.aafna.ca/index.html • Ontario Mining Act http://www.mndm.gov.on.ca/mines/mining_act_e.asp • Algonquin Land Claim http://www.aboriginalaffairs.gov.on.ca/english/negotiate/algonquin/algonquin.asp

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