More Info on Attawapiskat Blockade of De Beers Diamond Mine

Attawapiskat residents say only a fraction of community benefits from mine’s prosperity

CBC News, Feb 5, 2013

Danny Metatawabin, on left, with chief Spence during her fast in Ottawa.

The mining company De Beers is trying to find out more about why a small group of people from Attawapiskat is blocking the road to its diamond mine, 90 kilometres west of the community.

Up to eight people who say they want Attawapiskat’s Impact Benefit Agreement (IBA) with De Beers to be reviewed have been blocking the road to the mine since Monday.