Failure of reconciliation’: First Nations slam Yukon gov’t for taking assessment board to court – CBC

Nov 29, 2024

Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in, First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun defended YESAB recommendation against exploration project

Two Yukon First Nations slammed the territorial government in court Thursday for taking legal action after an assessment office recommended against a mineral exploration project in the Peel watershed.

Lawyers representing Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in (TH) and the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun (FNNND) asked a Yukon Supreme Court judge Thursday to toss the case, arguing it was baseless.

“Why are we here?” TH lawyer Micah Clark asked.