First Nations communities' struggle against uranium mining in Northern Saskatchewan, Canada

On this show I speak with Candyce Paul. Candyce is a mother, a grandmother, an educator, and a protector - not an environmentalist nor activist - responding to a serious threat to ALL future generations. She and her family are members of English River First Nation, Denesuline, and are still gleaning their sustenance from the lands and waters of LaPlonge Reserve in northwestern Saskatchewan. She is Outreach Coordinator for the Committee for Future Generations, a group of volunteers who united against the nuclear industry’s proposal to store high-level nuclear waste in northern Saskatchewan. They hold the uranium mining corporations and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission accountable for long term health problems created by radiation and environmental damage, as it is impacting the mainly Dene, Cree, and Metis people who live and work closest to the uranium mines. CFFG is dedicated to ensuring that the health of the land, waters, and life systems will be protected, so the people can thrive as they always have. As such they work in close solidarity with those around the globe affected by the nuclear industry, both power generating and military. It is seen as a DUTY, to uphold the highest possible standards to protect the DNA of our future grandchildren. Committee for Future Generations was awarded the 2012-2013 Saskatchewan Eco-Network Environmental Activist Award and Council of Canadians Activists of the Year in 2013 for their work against nuclear waste storage in Saskatchewan.