Indigenous people residing in Northwestern Ontario, Canada, specifically Sandy Lake First Nation, Deer Lake First Nation, KeeWayWin First Nation, and North Spirit Lake First Nation are deeply impacted. 

Indigenous people have had a long battle against the Canadian government and politics. Before colonialism, we flourished; we were healthy, had no addictions, or sicknesses, and we lived on the land, we were the land. Many Indigenous communities still rely on the land to provide water, housing, warmth, medicines, and a big one; food. 

With a big lithium mine coming into (or near) our traditional lands, it poses a risk to our traditional lands, our people, everything in the vicinity. If this big mining company starts this project, things will negatively change. Some impacts of lithium mining in the environmental aspect include using large quantities of water to mine lithium, pollution to waterways, livelihood, our land, the animals and plants (medicines) that Indigenous People depend on, and deforestation, loss of traditions and culture (invasion on historical trap lines that's been utilized for generations). 

It is important to take action now and protect our traditional lands, we've already had so many taken things from us - lets stand together and save what is rightfully our Indigenous right.  The mining company has already surveyed the areas and plan to start their project in 2025. 

Please, sign this petition and help us. Miigwetch.