Scandium Canada (TSX-V:SCD) has voiced support for the Naskapi Nation of Kawawachikamach (Québec) as it advances the first stage of the Nuuhchiimiiu Maaskinuw Project, a Nation-led initiative exploring the potential for a multi-user access corridor in Nuchimiyuschiiy, a traditional Naskapi Nation territory.
The project is intended to gather information, conduct due diligence, and support an informed decision on the initiative.
Scandium Canada notes that it believes that decisions regarding infrastructure in Nunavik must involve all First Nations and Inuit stakeholders in the territory, and the company believes that the Naskapi Nation is providing strong leadership in this evaluation exercise.
The initiative is being conducted with a priority on environmental stewardship, traditional land use, Indigenous governance, and collaboration between Indigenous Peoples and other users of the corridor.
Scandium Canada CEO Guy Bourassa says the company recognises the Naskapi Nation’s leadership being shown with this initiative.
“What matters to us is that the benefits of development reach the people whose land makes it possible. We are deeply committed to a relationship that delivers lasting, shared value to the Naskapi Nation and neighbouring communities.”
Scandium Canada is focused on bringing the most significant primary source of scandium in North America into production, with the development and commercialisation of aluminium-scandium alloys.
Write to Amy Rotman at Mining.com.au
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