Quebec: Illegal Drilling On The Nitassinan Acestral Territory Of Pessamit: The Innu Council Of ...

Quebec: Illegal Drilling On The Nitassinan Acestral Territory Of Pessamit: The Innu Council Of Pessamit Demands That Nevado Cease All Activities At La Blache Lake Immediately   In early 2011, the Innu Council of Pessamit discovered that Nevado Resources Corporation, commonly known as Nevado, was carrying out illegal drilling activities on the Nitassinan, ancestral territory of Pessamit, more specifically near La Blache lake. "We have never given Nevado permission to drill on our territory. We...

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