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\u00a0By Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com When companies look to do any work on First Nations\u2019 land, they have to remember some simple truths, said Chief Jennifer Constant of Mattagmi First Nation in northern Ontario. “It’s our land. It’s our resources. It’s our backyard. It’s our space,\u201d said Constant during a panel discussion at the Forward Summit on Oct. 8. \u201cAnd from our perspective, the advocacy for inclusion stems from that. I’m certain if any of you have someone show up in your backyard\u2026 you’d be asking ‘Who are you and what are you doing in my yard?'” Constant spoke on a panel titled Forestry and Mining\u2014Returning to the Land; The Interconnection Between Indigenous Communities and The Natural Resource Sector. Tim Harvey, the CEO of Mattagami Aki, the… <\/p>\n

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\u00a0By Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com When companies look to do any work on First Nations\u2019 land, they have to remember some simple truths, said Chief Jennifer Constant of Mattagmi First Nation in northern Ontario. “It’s our land. It’s our resources. It’s our backyard. It’s our space,\u201d said Constant during a panel discussion at the Forward Summit on Oct. 8. \u201cAnd from our perspective, the advocacy for inclusion stems from that. I’m certain if any of you have someone show up in your backyard\u2026 you’d be asking ‘Who are you and what are you doing in my yard?’” Constant spoke on a panel titled Forestry and Mining\u2014Returning to the Land; The Interconnection Between Indigenous Communities and The Natural Resource Sector. Tim Harvey, the CEO of Mattagami Aki, the... <\/p>\n

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