“Those minerals are not found in urban centres. They’re found on traditional territories, or you will need roads and access to traditional territories to get to them.”
– First Nations Major Project Coalition Sustainability Officer
Mark Podlasly, on how Canada needs Indigenous consent to access many of the rare earth minerals required to reach net zero emissions. “First Nations are not prepared to see what happened in previous gold, transportation, and industry rushes” repeat itself, says Podlasly of his apprehension towards mounting efforts to boost domestic battery production. [quote edited]
