"I refuse to wear gold because, as an indigenous person, it is the reason for the genocide of my people." -Nuskmata (Nuxalk & Secwepemc Indigenous Peoples, illegally occupied "British Columbia,Canada")
Categories covered by Nuskmata Jacinda
Sessions covered by this presenter
Indigenous Land Rights and Large Scale Mining
About this Presenter
Jacinda Mack is from the Secwepemc and Nuxalk indigenous peoples, of modern day British Columbia, Canada. She has worked with First Nations communities on the central coast and northern interior of BC as a community organizer, researcher and Self Government Coordinator regarding First Nations territory-related issues. She makes her home in Williams Lake, one of the communities affected by the tailings spill at Mt. Polley which resulted in Canada’s worst mining disaster. Jacinda holds a Master of Arts degree from York University’s Communication & Culture Program, and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Victoria.
Jacinda has recently taken on a new role as coordinator of First Nations Women Advocating for Responsible Mining.
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