Environment and safety

Indigenous Learning Continues in Northwestern Ontario

Image shows NWMO staff and community members standing around a table

Members of the Red Sky Métis Independent Nation talking with Greg Plain and Yang Sui at a recent information session held in Marathon, Ontario.

September 30, 2018

Marathon, Ont.

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Members of the Red Sky Métis Independent Nation talking with Greg Plain and Yang Sui at a recent information session held in Marathon, Ontario.

As an organization we’re committed to developing strong working relationships with Indigenous people based on mutual respect and open communication. That’s why we’re so pleased to be working with the Red Sky Métis Independent Nation (RSMIN) to learn together and share information about Canada’s plan for the safe, long-term management of used nuclear fuel. 

“Our members possess a strong sense of shared identity despite the fact they reside in many communities throughout the Robinson-Superior Treaty area,” said organizer Sandra Heyder-Miecznikowski. “We very much appreciate the NWMO’s efforts to work with us as our members learn about this important national project.”

Greg Plain, NMWO Senior Indigenous Engagement Advisor says these kinds of information sessions are important to support the learning process in the region. “We thank the Red Sky Métis organization and their leadership for giving us the opportunity to learn together. This work is another opportunity to learn from indigenous knowledge holders. These kinds of engagement activities also help build on the intent of our recent Reconciliation Statement.

The NWMO’s Reconciliation Statement is the next step in developing a reconciliation policy to measure our organizations’ progress and commitment to Indigenous peoples and their history and future.

For more information on RSMIN visit www.rsmin.ca. The organization’s head office is in Thunder Bay.
About the NWMO

The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) is a not-for-profit organization tasked with the safe, long-term management of Canada’s used nuclear fuel inside a deep geological repository, in a manner that protects people and the environment for generations to come.

Founded in 2002, the NWMO has been guided for more than 20 years by a dedicated team of world-class scientists, engineers and Indigenous Knowledge Holders that are developing innovative and collaborative solutions for nuclear waste management. Canada’s plan will only proceed in an area with informed and willing hosts, where the municipality, First Nation and Métis communities, and others in the area are working together to implement it. The NWMO plans to select a site in 2024, and two areas remain in our site selection process: the Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation-Ignace area in northwestern Ontario and the Saugeen Ojibway Nation-South Bruce area in southern Ontario.

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