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"The development of the tool kit for Aboriginal people, designed for our needs and with our interests in mind, will be very useful to us," said Hans Matthews, president of CAMA. "Research CAMA conducted last year demonstrated a genuine need for this kind of product."
The tool kit will include information on the mining industry and on how Aboriginal communities can get involved in the industry at all stages of development, from exploration through to reclamation of decommissioned mines. It will also provide information about Aboriginal communities and businesses that have already successfully entered the sector, complete with success stories and contact information."Mining and exploration often takes place on Aboriginal traditional lands," [Gordon Peeling] said. "Aboriginal people increasingly work at the mines, supply services and participate in research--an involvement that is beneficial to industry and to their communities. This is a trend we want to encourage."See the full content of this document
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Tool Kit Aims to Increase Aboriginal Participation
With much of the mining activity taking place in Canada today happening in the backyards of Aboriginal communities, it only makes sense that those communities should be ben...
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