{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The Turtle Island News","provider_url":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com","author_name":"Lynda Powless","author_url":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/author\/lynda\/","title":"Onigaming chief resigns from Treaty 3 panel - The Turtle Island News","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"PJhbRunwuM\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/24\/onigaming-chief-resigns-from-treaty-3-panel\/\">Onigaming chief resigns from Treaty 3 panel<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/24\/onigaming-chief-resigns-from-treaty-3-panel\/embed\/#?secret=PJhbRunwuM\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Onigaming chief resigns from Treaty 3 panel&#8221; &#8212; The Turtle Island News\" data-secret=\"PJhbRunwuM\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Thunder Bay Source ONIGAMING \u2013 The chief of Ojibways of Onigaming has resigned from Grand Council Treaty #3\u2019s environment committee and his reasons relate to the regional organization\u2019s ties to Canada\u2019s nuclear power industry. GCT3 has been receiving money from the Nuclear Waste Management Organization, which is considering a site in Treaty 3 territory for a proposed nuclear waste repository. \u201cI can no longer in good conscience be a part of this process,\u201d Jeffrey Copenace said Monday in a Facebook post. \u201cI worry Grand Council Treaty #3 has chosen to accept money from NWMO that will open the door to nuclear waste being buried near our lakes, rivers and waterways,\u201d he said. An underground nuclear waste repository would pose great risk to people","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Jeffrey-Copenace.jpg"}