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STRONGER
TOGETHER

PROTECT

the KICHI SIBI
NSDF is not the best solution.

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CALLING ALL NATIONS!
We need your support !

Photo: Glenda Stevens and Eagle Staff Carrier Luc Goupil Kitigan Zibi Anishinaabeg, July 10, 2024.

Millions of Canadians rely on the Ottawa River as a source of drinking water, and we believe in protecting the future of the Kichi Sibi for all Canadians.
 

In Algonquin territory, Chalk River Laboratories Ontario Canada has contaminated groundwater, lakes, and the Ottawa River without Algonquin Anishinaabeg people's consent since the 1950s. Kebaowek First Nation has recently brought a judicial review on grounds related to both the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (2007) and the United Nations Declaration Act (2021). The application seeks review of a January 2024 decision of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission which approved a license amendment for Canadian Nuclear Laboratories’ Near Surface Nuclear Waste Disposal Facility next to the Ottawa River. The decision of the Commission violates Kebaowek's rights as recognized by the UN Declaration - particularly Kebaowek's request for free, prior, and informed consent regarding hazardous waste storage on Algonquin unceded territory.

"This nuclear waste facility will damage the water and we all know that.Conscientious people are rising. We must rise together, we are all in that medicine wheel. No matter our colour,

our creed or our title, we are all related in the human family andwe must stand together."

 

We cannot stop the thunder. We cannot stop the rain from falling. We cannot stop the lightning from shining. We cannot stop the rivers from flowing. But together as human beings, as brothers and sisters, we can certainly stop thenuclear waste facility from coming here on the Ottawa River."

 

Meegwetch

Claudette Commanda,

Algonquin Elder, August 10, 2023

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National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

September 30, 2024

The day honours the children who never returned to their homes and Survivors of residential schools, and also their families and communities. Public commemoration of the tragic history and ongoing impacts of residential schools is an important piece of the reconciliation process.

With an eagle feather we honour the Creator and all of the gifts in our lives, including health, work, family and relationships.

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Artist: Delreé Dumont
Mekwan Feather (Cree)

Health Threats

"When we put radioactivity in the water we drink, we expose millions of people. Even if the level of exposure is very low, it exposes a lot of people to these radioactive cancer-causing agents." Dr. Gordon Edwards Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility,

Irreversible Harm to Ottawa River Watershed

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© Original Artwork by Destiny Cote, Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg

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Coffeehouse
Exhibition

"It's not only a First Nation issue, it's a human issue and we are doing this on behalf of our people and all Canadians who depend on the Ottawa River as their drinking water source."

Chief Lance Haymond, Kebaowek First Nation

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Million de mètres cubes + de déchets nucléaires

1.1

kilomètres du Kichi Sibi

13

Zones de gestion des déchets

300

Période de

300 ans de contrôle institutionnel

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CARTE RÉCIT DE L’IGDPS

L’IGDPS s'est heurtée à l'opposition lors de l'audience réglementaire finale

Le jeudi 10 août 2023, trois communautés algonquines – la Première Nation de Kebaowek, Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg et la Première Nation de Barriere Lake – ont présenté leurs arguments finaux à deux membres de la Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire (CCSN). Les Algonquins n'ont pas été autorisés à se présenter en personne devant les commissaires.

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RÉSOLUTION DE L'APN

7 Enseigne-ments et Projet IGDPS

Restez au courant des dernières nouvelles et mises à jour de notre mouvement pour empêcher les déchets nucléaires de nuire à notre environnement.

Comment aider

Joignez-vous aux membres dévoués de notre mouvement communautaire qui travaillent à protéger la rivière Kichi Sibi et sa faune contre les dangers des déchets nucléaires.

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