The Canadian Press Yukon’s Na-Cho Nyak Dun First Nation says an independent review of a disaster at the Eagle Gold mine on its territory is urgently needed but it has serious concerns the Yukon government is trying to “erase” its role in the probe. The First Nation says in a letter to deputy mining minister Lauren Haney that it wants to hash out “effective parameters” for the investigation into the failure of the mine’s heap leaching pad that released millions of tonnes of cyanide-laced ore in June. It says an independent review board can’t get to the bottom of the disaster, calling instead for a full public inquiry. The First Nation says it will only support the review board’s work if it can “co-manage” the process and appoint it’s own

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