In the boglands (or muskeg) of Northwestern Ontario lies a very rich deposit of minerals that rings around McFaulds Lake.The mining district has become known as “The Ring of Fire.” The Ring of Fire is but the latest chapter in the problematic relationship between Canadiangovernments and Indigenous peoples. Though this mining district is at the very beginning stages already familiar patterns of colonial attitudes and actions have occurred on the part of cash strapped government colluding with multinational corporations at the expense of the First Nations people and the environment.
Read more in this paper I wrote in December 2014 - you might find it of interest as you consider how things are working out compared to the history of this project:
https://www.academia.edu/12761480/Getting_It_Right_On_The_Burning_Ring_of_Fire
