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By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, SNnewswatch.com THUNDER BAY \u2014 Mel Hardy sees plenty of opportunity in his part of Ontario. \u201cWe have treaties, we have opportunities, and we have the land,\u201d the Northern Superior regional chief of Anishinabek Nation said Wednesday. \u201cAnd that land is what’s going to give us the opportunities and engagements with the various industries, especially mining groups.\u201d Actors in the mining sector want to \u201cestablish a real relationship\u201d with First Nations, he said, \u201cso there is opportunity there.\u201d 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 \u201ccritical\u201d to First Nation communities\u2019 future. \u201cWhat\u2019s really… <\/p>\n

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By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, SNnewswatch.com THUNDER BAY \u2014 Mel Hardy sees plenty of opportunity in his part of Ontario. \u201cWe have treaties, we have opportunities, and we have the land,\u201d the Northern Superior regional chief of Anishinabek Nation said Wednesday. \u201cAnd that land is what’s going to give us the opportunities and engagements with the various industries, especially mining groups.\u201d Actors in the mining sector want to \u201cestablish a real relationship\u201d with First Nations, he said, \u201cso there is opportunity there.\u201d 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 \u201ccritical\u201d to First Nation communities\u2019 future. \u201cWhat\u2019s really... <\/p>\n

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