By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, SNnewswatch.com THUNDER BAY — Mel Hardy sees plenty of opportunity in his part of Ontario. “We have treaties, we have opportunities, and we have the land,” the Northern Superior regional chief of Anishinabek Nation said Wednesday. “And that land is what’s going to give us the opportunities and engagements with the various industries, especially mining groups.” Actors in the mining sector want to “establish a real relationship” with First Nations, he said, “so there is opportunity there.” Hardy, from Biinjitiwaabik Zaaging Anishinaabek, was speaking during the lunch break on the first day of the Anishinabek Nation Economic Development Opportunities Forum, which concluded Thursday. Anishinabek Nation economic development director Jason Laronde stressed that economic development is “critical” to First Nation communities’ future. “What’s really…
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