Indigenous engineer leads revived mining association – Northern Miner

March 24, 2026

A First Nation engineer has been named president of the Canadian Aboriginal Minerals Association as the group relaunches after a pandemic-era hiatus amid rising Indigenous participation in mining.

Kaella-Marie Earle, a member of Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory on Manitoulin Island in Ontario, was appointed to lead the organization, which had been largely inactive since 2020, according to Windspeaker.com on Monday.

The association’s revival reflects renewed demand from Indigenous communities for support in navigating mining development and securing economic participation as project activity increases across Canada.

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