Indingenous Affairs Minister Weighs in on Jalacte Matter

We also asked the Minister of Indigenous Peoples' Affairs about the road that the last government paved into Jalcate village.

The Chief Justice of The Supreme Court has granted the villagers an award of damages in the total of just over 6 million dollars. The judge has arrived at the conclusion that the Barrow Administration violated the customary land rights of Jalacte Village when it paved the road.

But, that road also brought development to Toledo West and today we asked the Minister about the balancing act: