Attiwapiskat Rally

Roughly 50-members of the remote Northern community of Attawapiskat First Nation staged a peaceful protest outside the DeBeers Canada Office in Toronto Wednesday.

Chief Theresa Hall says they are concerned that the wealth generated by diamond exploration and mining on their traditional land is not being shared.

Hall says they have tried to address the issue with the Mining Company and both levels of Government but stresses their patience is running out.

She says Attawapiskat residents are living in poverty, while living next door to one of the richest mining operations in the world.