MNS passes resolution banning nuclear waste

The Métis Nation of Saskatchewan passed a resolution at its annual general meeting to “oppose and prohibit the storage and transportation of high level toxic nuclear waste in Saskatchewan.” The resolution is the latest move by Aboriginal and northern communities to derail attempts by the industry-based Nuclear Waste Management Organization to find a site for a long-term nuclear waste dump in Saskatchewan. The MNS resolution states in part, “There is a moral, cultural and spiritual responsibility that exists in Aboriginal communities to provide sound stewardship of the land, water and the air quality of the traditional territories of all Aboriginal people.”