b'I think we have a better understanding of whats involved, whats entailed, the importance of the mining activity throughout our economy here in northeastern Ontario and the communities understanding that a reasonable compromise is the path forward. Jason Batisethen maybe you should go look for minerals somewhere else, because there are hundreds of our partners that haveIndigenous supports already engaged in that particular memorandum of understanding with to guide your our communities. student journeyBatise says they had to find a path forward due to the volume of mining companies they have to deal with, noting Cultural events their approach has remained consistentand programmingacross the six First Nations in their Indigenous peer tutoringterritories. We simply dont have the Coaches and studentHAILEY 23, time to engage with every junior miningsuccess supports pathway studentcompany thats exploring on our territoryIndigenous Studies Degreethere are just too many, he explains. I have one staff person here. Our communities generally have one mineralExplore our services development advisor at their fingertips tomohawkcollege.ca/deploy. We just dont have time to meetIndigenous-Studentswith every company and go through all the trappings of understanding and creating new processes.Batise says he and his brothers have worked in mines, and many WTC community members have also been exposed to the mining industry.I think we have a better understanding of whats involved, whats entailed, the importance of the mining activity throughout our economy here in northeastern Ontario and the communities understanding that a reasonable compromise is the path forward, Batise says, noting that a moratorium on the mining industry would not fly in that area. The 70,000 people in northeastern Ontario and where we live rely on this industry, so its incumbent on us to find ways to [make mining projects work]. The forest industry is not doing so well. Tourism is down. The thing that drives our economic well-being is mining, andI ssue1 2025C hIefs ofo ntarIoA dvocAte magazIne l 37'