idealisttotheend Posted September 1, 2004 Report Posted September 1, 2004 CBC Regional Link It appears that members of the Clearwater River Dene Nation are blocking a highway running through their reserve. At issue is the band feels that a shutdown of a now defunct uranium mine is not employing enough of their members and while they're at it they want lands they have "traditionally roamed" (i.e. not part of their reserve) joint managed with the provincial government. I'm all for native empowerment and local people doing jobs in their area when qualified but am hard pressed to see how this is not simple extortion. The mine does not appear to be on their reserve neither are the lands they want to be part of "managing." So is it really the best solution to blockade a road to get what they want? Would a non-native group get away with this? Again it looks like extortion to me and in the long run will probably simply get their members resented and scare people away doing any developement in their area. Quote All too often the prize goes, not to who best plays the game, but to those who make the rules....
takeanumber Posted September 1, 2004 Report Posted September 1, 2004 It's unacecptable. It probably has more to do with band politics. Quote
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