{"id":14838,"date":"2023-06-20T22:56:51","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T03:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mohawknationnews.com\/blog\/?p=14838"},"modified":"2023-06-21T11:11:29","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T16:11:29","slug":"indigenous-people-demand-moritorium-on-quebec-logging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mohawknationnews.com\/blog\/2023\/06\/20\/indigenous-people-demand-moritorium-on-quebec-logging\/","title":{"rendered":"INDIGENOUS PEOPLE DEMAND MORITORIUM ON QUEBEC LOGGING"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"hidden-tag\" tabindex=\"0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-14620\" src=\"https:\/\/mohawknationnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/mnnlogo1-150x150-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p tabindex=\"0\"><strong>Please post &amp; distribute.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-i1jpqd-2 giBpPw g-main-header-wrapper\">\n<div id=\"js-main-header\" class=\"sc-i1jpqd-0 sc-i1jpqd-1 kGlwfb bhYEkC g-main-header grid-container-b2 nagivation-top-is-collapsed\">\n<nav class=\"sc-pna5jl-0 hDthyQ sub-navigation-bar-lvl-1 js-header-sub-navigation-mobile\">\n<div class=\"sc-vuy2d3-0 hNpBRL sub-navigations-links-bar\">\n<div class=\"single-tag-row\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"links-bar-scrollable transition-appear-done transition-enter-done\">\n<div class=\"links-bar-lists plus-drawer-is-closed\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1ktktmj-1 lotVGx\" dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"fr\" tabindex=\"-1\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"fr\" tabindex=\"-1\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"layoutMarker\">\n<div class=\"sc-1ktktmj-0 jJWTJk newsletter-popup is-not-active\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"sc-1ktktmj-4 cZCiUj\">\n<div class=\"sc-1ktktmj-3 bhKcFP\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<hr class=\"sc-1ktktmj-11 hWlPWM\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>MNN. June 21, 2023.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"main-content grid-container-b2\">\n<div class=\"grid-view\">\n<p><strong>Indigenous guardians of the ancestral territories of the Innu, Atikamekw and Mohawk are demanding a moratorium on logging in Quebec.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"theme-info\">\n<div class=\"v-document-simple\">\n<div class=\"document-simple-layout full-width-xs row\">\n<article class=\"col-xs-4 col-sm-8 col-md-8 col-lg-11 col-xl-14 document-simple-container\">\n<div class=\"main-multimedia-item redactionals row no-gutters\">\n<div class=\"main-multimedia-item-container\">\n<div class=\"StyledPictureWrapper-sc-8f1a3d9e-1 iuyrSP e-picture-render\"><strong><picture class=\"StyledPictureRender-sc-8f1a3d9e-0 StyledPictureRatioed-sc-c7d05884-0 jVsoPu clarob e-picture is-ratio\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images.radio-canada.ca\/q_auto,w_960\/v1\/ici-info\/16x9\/blocus-autochtones-industrie-forestiere.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 99999px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.radio-canada.ca\/q_auto,w_960\/v1\/ici-info\/16x9\/blocus-autochtones-industrie-forestiere.jpg\" alt=\"A banner in the middle of a forest road on which one can read: \u201cGuardians of the territory on the lookout\u201d.\" \/><\/picture><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e-image-legend col-sm-6 col-md-10 col-lg-12 col-xl-12 offset-sm-1 offset-md-1 offset-lg-2 offset-xl-4\">\n<div class=\"StyledImageCaption-sc-bd607a3b-2 bBqRZl e-image-caption\">\n<p><strong>This coalition is made up of the Innu collective Mashk Assi, which defends the unceded territory of Nitassinan;\u00a0the Ekoni Aci movement, which brings together defenders of the Atikamekw territory of Manawan and Wemotaci;\u00a0and the Kanien&#8217;keh\u00e0:ka Kahnistensera, better known as the Mohawk Mothers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"StyledCredit-sc-bd607a3b-3 xWUSX\"><strong>PHOTO: COURTESY OF MASHK ASSI COLLECTIVE<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row full-width-sm full-width-md no-gutters\">\n<p><strong><time>Posted yesterday at 5:10 p.m.<\/time><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"lead-container\">\n<p class=\"e-p\"><strong>Due to the \u201cecological disaster caused by the forest fires\u201d, a coalition of traditionalist Innu, Atikamekw and Mohawk indigenous peoples demands a moratorium on logging and mining activities north of the St. Lawrence River by the end of 2023.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"redactionals document-content-style\">\n<section class=\"redactionals document-content-style\">\n<div class=\"picture-attachment-container center\">\n<div class=\"StyledPictureWrapper-sc-8f1a3d9e-1 iuyrSP e-picture-render\"><picture class=\"StyledPictureRender-sc-8f1a3d9e-0 StyledPictureRatioed-sc-c7d05884-0 jVsoPu clarob e-picture is-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.radio-canada.ca\/q_auto,w_960\/v1\/ici-info\/16x9\/moratoire-coupes-forestieres-autochtones.jpg\" alt=\"Activists with banners block a logging road.\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"StyledImageCaption-sc-bd607a3b-2 bBqRZl e-image-caption\">\n<p class=\"StyledLegend-sc-bd607a3b-0 fQwTrv\"><strong>Innu and Atikamekw activists block logging roads to oppose logging on their unceded ancestral territory.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"StyledCredit-sc-bd607a3b-3 xWUSX\"><strong>PHOTO: COURTESY OF MASHK ASSI COLLECTIVE<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"e-p\"><strong>These First Nations activists recall that the millions of hectares burned affect not only the habitat of wildlife that is crucial to their culture, but also the health of many Aboriginal communities.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"e-p\"><strong><q data-attributes=\"{&quot;lang&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;fr&quot;,&quot;label&quot;:&quot;Fran\u00e7ais&quot;},&quot;value&quot;:{&quot;html&quot;:&quot;Avec ce qui se passe concernant la qualit\u00e9 de l\u2019air qui est irrespirable \u00e0 plusieurs endroits, on pense que c\u2019est vraiment important de mettre un frein actuellement&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Avec ce qui se passe concernant la qualit\u00e9 de l\u2019air qui est irrespirable \u00e0 plusieurs endroits, on pense que c\u2019est vraiment important de mettre un frein actuellement&quot;}}\"><span lang=\"fr\" title=\"French\">With what is happening concerning the quality of the air which is unbreathable in several places, we think that it is really important to put a brake at the moment<\/span><\/q>\u00a0, specified Michael Paul of the Mashk Assi collective.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"e-p\"><strong>In addition to the moratorium, the Aboriginal people who present themselves as holders of ancestral title to their respective territories are asking for an inquiry into the causes of the forest fires.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"sc-1push81-0 jtuyfW blockquote is-long-quote\"><p><strong><span class=\"quote left\">\u201c\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0The government, through its mismanagement of the forest, has created this situation of extreme danger for which it is responsible.\u00a0By prioritizing profitability, the government has created monoculture coniferous forests that turn into veritable powder kegs in dry and hot weather, at the risk of public health.\u00a0<span class=\"quote right\">\u00a0\u00bb<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<footer><strong><span class=\"line\">\u2014\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"hidden-tag\">A quote from\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0Excerpt from the letter from the Mashk Assi collective, the Ekoni Aci movement and the Mohawk Mothers<\/strong><\/footer>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"e-p\"><strong><q data-attributes=\"{&quot;lang&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;fr&quot;,&quot;label&quot;:&quot;Fran\u00e7ais&quot;},&quot;value&quot;:{&quot;html&quot;:&quot;Cet am\u00e9nagement forestier est ax\u00e9 sur le potentiel de coupe, sur le d\u00e9veloppement industriel et sur le profit imm\u00e9diat. La place prioritaire de l\u2019industrie foresti\u00e8re dans l\u2019am\u00e9nagement des for\u00eats est trop grande et a cr\u00e9\u00e9 une situation de danger inou\u00ef. Il faut agir imm\u00e9diatement pour sortir de cette impasse&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Cet am\u00e9nagement forestier est ax\u00e9 sur le potentiel de coupe, sur le d\u00e9veloppement industriel et sur le profit imm\u00e9diat. La place prioritaire de l\u2019industrie foresti\u00e8re dans l\u2019am\u00e9nagement des for\u00eats est trop grande et a cr\u00e9\u00e9 une situation de danger inou\u00ef. Il faut agir imm\u00e9diatement pour sortir de cette impasse&quot;}}\"><span lang=\"fr\" title=\"French\">This forest management is based on cutting potential, industrial development and immediate profit.\u00a0The priority place of the forest industry in forest management is too great and has created a situation of unprecedented danger.\u00a0We must act immediately to break this impasse<\/span><\/q>\u00a0, continue the Aboriginal traditionalists.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"picture-attachment-container center\">\n<div class=\"StyledPictureWrapper-sc-8f1a3d9e-1 iuyrSP e-picture-render\"><strong><picture class=\"StyledPictureRender-sc-8f1a3d9e-0 StyledPictureRatioed-sc-c7d05884-0 jVsoPu clarob e-picture is-ratio\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images.radio-canada.ca\/q_auto,w_960\/v1\/ici-info\/16x9\/feu-chibougamau-foret.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 99999px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.radio-canada.ca\/q_auto,w_960\/v1\/ici-info\/16x9\/feu-chibougamau-foret.jpg\" alt=\"The Chibougamau forest fire, seen from the air.\" \/><\/picture><\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"StyledImageCaption-sc-bd607a3b-2 bBqRZl e-image-caption\">\n<p class=\"StyledLegend-sc-bd607a3b-0 fQwTrv\"><strong>The Chibougamau forest fire (File photo)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"StyledCredit-sc-bd607a3b-3 xWUSX\"><strong>PHOTO: COURTESY<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"e-p\"><strong>The coalition also calls for an independent environmental impact study to be carried out in collaboration with the United Nations Special Rapporteur and that it be chaired by the indigenous guardians of the territory.\u00a0<q data-attributes=\"{&quot;lang&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;fr&quot;,&quot;label&quot;:&quot;Fran\u00e7ais&quot;},&quot;value&quot;:{&quot;html&quot;:&quot;Nous sommes les d\u00e9positaires d\u2019un savoir ancestral qui a permis \u00e0 la for\u00eat bor\u00e9ale de subsister jusqu\u2019\u00e0 aujourd\u2019hui. Nous connaissons tous les recoins de notre territoire et les familles d\u2019animaux avec qui nous le partageons. Comme reconnu par un rapport de l\u2019ONU, les autochtones sont de loin les meilleurs gardiens du territoire naturel et de l\u2019environnement, et ce, partout sur la plan\u00e8te &quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Nous sommes les d\u00e9positaires d\u2019un savoir ancestral qui a permis \u00e0 la for\u00eat bor\u00e9ale de subsister jusqu\u2019\u00e0 aujourd\u2019hui. Nous connaissons tous les recoins de notre territoire et les familles d\u2019animaux avec qui nous le partageons. Comme reconnu par un rapport de l\u2019ONU, les autochtones sont de loin les meilleurs gardiens du territoire naturel et de l\u2019environnement, et ce, partout sur la plan\u00e8te &quot;}}\"><span lang=\"fr\" title=\"French\">We are the custodians of ancestral knowledge that has allowed the boreal forest to survive until today.\u00a0We know every corner of our territory and the families of animals with whom we share it.\u00a0As recognized by a UN report, Indigenous peoples are by far the best guardians of the natural territory and the environment, everywhere on the planet<\/span><\/q>\u00a0, supports the coalition.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"StyledAdAttachmentWrapper-sc-88b5eb9e-0 hzfxvD styled__AdAttachmentWrapperNoPrint\">\n<div class=\"StyledAdAttachmentStickyContainer-sc-88b5eb9e-1 dmhIbI\">\n<div class=\"StyledAdAttachmentPlaceholder-sc-88b5eb9e-2 buRvRJ advertisement\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"AdBox1426\" class=\"ad-trailer-column-gutter srcPubZone advertisement leaderboard\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-ssr=\"0\" data-adtype=\"ad-article-incontent1\" data-google-query-id=\"CLTWxbOr0_8CFRC4nwod90IDnQ\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_6642\/raca.rc.ca\/regions\/saguenaylacsaintjean\/nouvelle_2__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"StyledH2-sc-4916982-1 cfplLR redactional\"><strong>The blockage maintained in the Laurentides wildlife reserve<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"e-p\"><strong>Three weeks ago, before the forest fires broke out and restrictions came into effect, Indigenous people from the Mashk Assi collective forced\u00a0<a class=\"StyledInternalLink-sc-5b662bb9-0 jjOKRp e-internal-link\" title=\"https:\/\/ici.radio-canada.ca\/nouvelle\/1982762\/innus-territoire-industrie-forestiere\" href=\"https:\/\/ici.radio-canada.ca\/nouvelle\/1982762\/innus-territoire-industrie-forestiere\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">the closure of several logging sites<\/a>\u00a0located in the Laurentides wildlife reserve.\u00a0They denounce the destruction of the forests south of Lake K\u00e9nogami.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"e-p\"><strong>This blockage is still in effect on Nitassinan.\u00a0In particular, a permanent camp has been set up at kilometer 216 of Route 175 to monitor the comings and goings in the forest.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"e-p\"><strong>These Innu,\u00a0<a class=\"StyledInternalLink-sc-5b662bb9-0 jjOKRp e-internal-link\" title=\"https:\/\/ici.radio-canada.ca\/espaces-autochtones\/1984240\/blocus-forestier-mashteuiatsh-collectif-mashk-assi-laurentides\" href=\"https:\/\/ici.radio-canada.ca\/espaces-autochtones\/1984240\/blocus-forestier-mashteuiatsh-collectif-mashk-assi-laurentides\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">who do not benefit from the support of the Mashteuiatsh band council<\/a>\u00a0, sent eviction notices to the forestry companies present on their ancestral territory.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"e-p\"><strong>Since May 29, indigenous activists have been regularly patrolling Nitassinan to ensure that there are no loggings.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"e-p\"><strong><q data-attributes=\"{&quot;lang&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;fr&quot;,&quot;label&quot;:&quot;Fran\u00e7ais&quot;},&quot;value&quot;:{&quot;html&quot;:&quot;On est pr\u00eat \u00e0 aller en cour si ce n\u2019est pas respect\u00e9 &quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;On est pr\u00eat \u00e0 aller en cour si ce n\u2019est pas respect\u00e9 &quot;}}\"><span lang=\"fr\" title=\"French\">We are ready to go to court if it is not respected<\/span><\/q>\u00a0, mentioned the committed artist Michael Paul.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"picture-attachment-container center\">\n<div class=\"StyledPictureWrapper-sc-8f1a3d9e-1 iuyrSP e-picture-render\"><strong><picture class=\"StyledPictureRender-sc-8f1a3d9e-0 StyledPictureRatioed-sc-c7d05884-0 jVsoPu clarob e-picture is-ratio\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images.radio-canada.ca\/q_auto,w_960\/v1\/ici-info\/16x9\/campement-reserve-faunique-laurentides-innus.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 99999px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.radio-canada.ca\/q_auto,w_960\/v1\/ici-info\/16x9\/campement-reserve-faunique-laurentides-innus.jpg\" alt=\"A native camp in the forest.\" \/><\/picture><\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"StyledImageCaption-sc-bd607a3b-2 bBqRZl e-image-caption\">\n<p class=\"StyledLegend-sc-bd607a3b-0 fQwTrv\"><strong>Innus have set up a permanent camp along the logging road located at kilometer 216 of the Laurentides wildlife reserve.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_48361\"  width=\"584\" height=\"328\"  data-origwidth=\"584\" data-origheight=\"328\" 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C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"StyledImageCaption-sc-bd607a3b-2 bBqRZl e-image-caption\">\n<p class=\"StyledCredit-sc-bd607a3b-3 xWUSX\"><strong>PHOTO: COURTESY OF MASHK ASSI COLLECTIVE<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"e-p\"><strong>The Lignarex Group, which qualifies this file as\u00a0<q data-attributes=\"{&quot;lang&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;fr&quot;,&quot;label&quot;:&quot;Fran\u00e7ais&quot;},&quot;value&quot;:{&quot;html&quot;:&quot;d\u00e9licat&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;d\u00e9licat&quot;}}\"><span lang=\"fr\" title=\"French\">delicate<\/span><\/q>\u00a0, is one of the manufacturers who complied by withdrawing their forestry machinery from certain construction sites.\u00a0From the outset, the leaders of Lignarex\u00a0<a class=\"StyledInternalLink-sc-5b662bb9-0 jjOKRp e-internal-link\" title=\"https:\/\/ici.radio-canada.ca\/nouvelle\/1983488\/reserve-faunique-laurentides-innus\" href=\"https:\/\/ici.radio-canada.ca\/nouvelle\/1983488\/reserve-faunique-laurentides-innus\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">said they were ready to negotiate with the Innus<\/a>\u00a0.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"e-p\"><strong>The collective has also authorized the logging company to recover the trees already felled to avoid wasting wood.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Innu artist Michael Paul Kuekuarsheu sings of the resistance of his people:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"e-p\"><strong><em>With information from Gabrielle Morissette<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"framed\">\n<h2 class=\"StyledH2-sc-4916982-1 cfplLR redactional\"><strong>Read also :<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a class=\"StyledInternalLink-sc-5b662bb9-0 jjOKRp e-internal-link\" title=\"https:\/\/ici.radio-canada.ca\/nouvelle\/1988172\/plan-special-caribou-aires-alliance-foret-boreale\" href=\"https:\/\/ici.radio-canada.ca\/nouvelle\/1988172\/plan-special-caribou-aires-alliance-foret-boreale\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Forest fires: Quebec says to speed up the process for harvesting burned wood<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a class=\"StyledInternalLink-sc-5b662bb9-0 jjOKRp e-internal-link\" title=\"https:\/\/ici.radio-canada.ca\/nouvelle\/1986458\/forestiers-montagnards-ministeres-bois\" href=\"https:\/\/ici.radio-canada.ca\/nouvelle\/1986458\/forestiers-montagnards-ministeres-bois\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Forest fires: Legault confirms that the caribou protection strategy will be revised<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"signature-container-footer\">\n<div class=\"StyledSignature-sc-7b4955c8-0 fOzOsv m-signature signature-newsstory\">\n<div class=\"StyledSignatureContainer-sc-7b4955c8-1 ksLgMm 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