March 2012. Innu of Uashat mak Mani-Utenam, near Sept-Îles, block access to route 138. They oppose the construction of their ancestral lands of the transportation line of the La Romaine complex. The police dismantle the barricade, an agreement is negotiated. To date, the Innu have not yet received the promised royalties.
The dispute is reminiscent of the rail blockade which has paralyzed part of the country for two weeks. This time, it is the wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs who disagree with the Coastal GasLink project in British Columbia, which also crosses traditional territory.
What is happening is the result of the neglect of governments to sit down and settle the issue of aboriginal land claims in Canada. It is the same in our file. It is sad.
Minister Jean-Francois Bertrand, the counsel Innu of Uashat mak Mani-Utenam
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