On March 18th, 2008 five community leaders, including Chief Donny Morris from Kitchenumahkoosib Inninuwug (KI) were jailed for six months for contempt of a court injunction which prohibits them from interfering with a mineral exploration program by Canadian-owned Platinex Inc. The community is gravely concerned about the possible impact to their land and water where they have lived in the Boreal forest for over 5,000 years.
It has been over a month and these leaders (one of whom is a grandmother) have still not been released.
Please do what you can – sign the online petition and send an email to the Canadian Premier. www.freeki6.ca