Court ruling on mining triggers calls for amendment to Amerindian Act

President Donald Ramotar (left) greets members of the Isseneru Village Council in company with the council’s lawyer David James (second from right). The Village’s captain Dennis Larson is third from left. (GINA photo)

The Village Council of Isseneru is calling for the Amerindian Act to be amended after a recent court ruling allowed a miner to proceed with mining activities on titled lands belonging to the villagers.

The announcement was made yesterday at a press conference with members of the Village Council and Toshaos from other Amerindian communities that are affected by the same issue. It comes just days after a miner won a