By Sonal Gupta, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer A year after the catastrophic collapse at Yukon\u2019s Eagle Gold Mine, a government-commissioned investigation confirms a series of technical failures \u2014 including unstable slopes, faulty drainage and construction mistakes which sent nearly two million tonnes of cyanide-laced ore into the valley and local waterways. For the Na-Cho Ny\u00e4k Dun First Nation, whose traditional territory surrounds the mine, the disaster only confirmed what they already knew. Chief Dawna Hope said the community raised concerns about the mine\u2019s safety for years, but their warnings were not heeded. \u201cOur lands and our way of life are constantly under tremendous threat, and our treaty partner is failing to take steps to protect our traditional territory,\u201d Hope said. The collapse upended daily life in surrounding… <\/p>\n
By Sonal Gupta, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer A year after the catastrophic collapse at Yukon\u2019s Eagle Gold Mine, a government-commissioned investigation confirms a series of technical failures \u2014 including unstable slopes, faulty drainage and construction mistakes which sent nearly two million tonnes of cyanide-laced ore into the valley and local waterways. For the Na-Cho Ny\u00e4k Dun First Nation, whose traditional territory surrounds the mine, the disaster only confirmed what they already knew. Chief Dawna Hope said the community raised concerns about the mine\u2019s safety for years, but their warnings were not heeded. \u201cOur lands and our way of life are constantly under tremendous threat, and our treaty partner is failing to take steps to protect our traditional territory,\u201d Hope said. The collapse upended daily life in surrounding... <\/p>\n