Friday, January 26, 2018

'We're not going to sit idle': Caribou preservation group forges ahead without Innu Nation

 The George River caribou herd could be wiped out within five years if its current rate of decline continues, says the provincial government. (CBC)
 
By Bailey White, CBC News

It was heralded as a groundbreaking agreement and a model for Indigenous leadership, but now the Ungava Peninsula Caribou Aboriginal Round Table (UPCART) finds its work imperilled by dispute from within.

UPCART co-chair Adamie Delisle Alaku says Innu Nation's decision to leave the group is "very unfortunate and shows a lack of respect."

Founded in 2013, UPCART was conceived as a coalition of Indigenous groups in Labrador and Quebec who hunt the threatened George River and Leaf River caribou herds...http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/labrador-caribou-upcart-innu-nation

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