One of the largest Innu communities in...eastern Canada, is embroiled in a row with an iron-ore mining company...Cap-Ex Ventures, is exploring for iron ore in an area known as the Labradar Trough...Uashat mak Mani-Utenam...do not want Cap-Ex Ventures to enter their hunting grounds until the company has formally committed to allow full environmental monitoring of their operations – but the company has gone ahead anyway...Armand MacKenzie, a spokesman for the Innu, said...‘We expressed serious environmental, social and cultural concerns to the company: they’re showing a disrespectful attitude. We are open to constructive dialogue, but any exploration activity or mining activity on our lands, that affects our natural resources, needs our consent – that’s a fundamental principle.’ In a statement Cap-Ex Ventures said, ‘The Company remains committed to discussions with the Innu of Sept-Iles. The Company will continue to inform the Innu of Sept-Iles of its activities.’