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Canada's indigenous Inuit fear mining boom

2012-08-23 2 Dailymotion

Dozens of mining companies are staking claims in Nunavik in northern Canada, an area rich in nickel, uranium and rare earth metals. <br /><br />The government of Quebec has also committed $1.6bn towards the building of new infrastructure to help businesses operate there.<br /><br />The Nunavik population of 10,000, predominantly indigenous Inuit, stand on the cusp of major change.<br /><br />Many Inuit are deeply concerned about the impact these developments will have on their traditional hunting and fishing grounds.<br /><br />Al Jazeera's Rob Reynolds reports from Nunavik.

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