Mining projects opposed by Alaska tribes get support from Canada, British Columbia and First Nation

By: Miles Morrisseau

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: August 31, 2026

Words: 2,555

Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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This story was first published by ICT.

The salmon and the ooligan that spawn in the Unuk and Stikine rivers have no say in the expansion of mining operations in British Columbia. Neither do the Alaskan tribes that live on the same rivers.

The power lies across the border in Canada, where the mining companies and the provincial, federal and Tahltan Nation authorities have joined forces in a modern-day gold rush to expand the …

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