Zacharias Kunuk spoke to the producers of Nipivut Nunatinnii in English about Digital Indigenous Democracy and the significance of the Mary River project for Inuit. We liked the interview so much we had it translated into Inuktitut.
The human rights impact assessment will focus on the rights of workers, the rights of people in the community to health, food and water, and how a company manages its environmental impacts. In the context of the Qikiqtani region, it is also important to address the Inuit right to be consulted on development taking place on their land.… Read more
We often talk about the environmental and socio-economic impacts of mining projects, but what about their effects on people’s human rights? In this clip, Montreal-based human rights lawyer Lloyd Lipsett talks about why human rights are important in the context of the Mary River Project.… Read more
