First Nation posts hot protest on Instagram

By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Thunder Bay Source BIG TROUT LAKE – The chief and council of Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation want Premier Doug Ford’s government to know they offer no support in his Ring of Fire plans. So they sent that message by Instagram. A short video on the social media platform shows council member Samuel Mckay and others in the remote Treaty 9 community burning documents. The many binders contain an environmental assessment, according to the post, delivered by the province through “drive-by consultation.” The video says the Ford government “air-dropped” the documents about work in the Ring of Fire. Mckay explained in an interview with Dougall Media on Thursday that the papers were delivered at the community airport by provincial representatives. “We do not accept…

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