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By Lyndsay Armstrong Nova Scotia\u2019s continued failure to consult with First Nations on uranium exploration is a mistake that will further erode the province\u2019s relationship with Mi\u2019kmaq communities, says the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi\u2019kmaw Chiefs and a lawyer from Sipekne\u2019katik First Nation. Pictou Landing First Nation Chief Tamara Young said the Mi\u2019kmaq people were neither consulted nor notified when Nova Scotia \u00a0introduced then passed a bill that opens the province up to potential uranium mining and fracking. \u201cThe lack of consultation is unacceptable and goes against the UNDRIP (United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples),\u201d Young said in a statement to The Canadian Press on Wednesday. The assembly has said they will continue to oppose both uranium exploration and hydraulic fracturing until their environmental concerns have been… <\/p>\n

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By Lyndsay Armstrong Nova Scotia\u2019s continued failure to consult with First Nations on uranium exploration is a mistake that will further erode the province\u2019s relationship with Mi\u2019kmaq communities, says the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi\u2019kmaw Chiefs and a lawyer from Sipekne\u2019katik First Nation. Pictou Landing First Nation Chief Tamara Young said the Mi\u2019kmaq people were neither consulted nor notified when Nova Scotia \u00a0introduced then passed a bill that opens the province up to potential uranium mining and fracking. \u201cThe lack of consultation is unacceptable and goes against the UNDRIP (United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples),\u201d Young said in a statement to The Canadian Press on Wednesday. The assembly has said they will continue to oppose both uranium exploration and hydraulic fracturing until their environmental concerns have been... <\/p>\n

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