KI 6

Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug Chief Donny Morris said Platinex Inc.’s agreement to drop its lawsuits and surrender its mining claims is a “good Christmas present for the community.”

Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug Chief Donny Morris said Platinex Inc.’s agreement to drop its lawsuits and surrender its mining claims is a “good Christmas present for the community.”

Former Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug Coun. John Cutfeet recently spoke to students at Lakehead University and Confederation College about his community’s struggles with Platinex over the past few years.

The recent incarceration of the KI 6, sentenced to six months in jail for refusing mining exploration on their land, has prompted Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug community leaders to create a non-violent defense program that will protect its people and homeland.

Premier Dalton McGuinty,

Kiminwentam ekisaka-ank i-ma Thunder Bay kiba-o-tiwikamikoonk, Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug onashowewinini Sam Mckay oki-o-netan ewikipa-i-kaniwiich niinkotwaso kiisis minik kakimininch ekipisiintasik tipakonikewin.