Cameco’s Indigenous employment sets the bar

Cameco’s operations in northern Saskatchewan are large on the map, but here is the statistic that's truly amazing. Its northern operations include 50 per cent Indigenous employment. 
Pauline Thatcher is from Black Lake Denesuline First Nation and is an Elder/adviser for the Cigar Lake and Rabbit Lake Cameco operations. On this National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, Sept. 30, let’s look to the leaders in sectors who demand that Indigenous Peoples are included in employment, procurement, and leadership, writes Rose LeMay. Photograph courtesy of Cameco
Opinion
BY ROSE LEMAY
September 28, 2026

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