First Nation says plan is crucial for global climate goals
Mushkegowuk Council released a statement Thursday, Oct. 24, urging Ontario to join as a partner on a conservation plan they say is crucial to the global efforts to protect land and water. For their part, the province says their talks with the federal government on conservation efforts are ongoing.
“Minister Rickford has met with Mushkegowuk council on several occasions to discuss shared priorities,” wrote Curtis Lindsay, spokesperson for the minister of Indigenous affairs, in an email. “Ontario is continuing discussions with the federal government on how to move forward collaboratively on conservation projects that fall under provincial jurisdiction,” Lindsay wrote.
The First Nations Mushkegowuk council, which represents the Omushkego Cree peoples of the James Bay Coast, has partnered with Parks Canada and the nonprofit organization, Wildlands League, to create the Mushkegowuk National Marine Conservation Area (NMCA).
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