Gold mining on pristine land that Indigenous people use for sustenance is a common practice in Canada, despite some of these lands being designated as Indigenous-protected areas. This study explores traditional land use protection versus natural resource extraction, looking at the Red Sucker Lake First Nation (RSLFN) region. I applied geographic information system mapping, analysis of transcribed audio interviews, and literature review methods in this study. Based on 21 map biographies of traditional land use of RSLFN interviewees’ transcripts focused on the preservation of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK), mining impacts, and traditional land use and occupancy (TLUO) of these 21 RSLFN people. Summary maps of the traditional land uses of 21 RSLFN people show sustenance and cultural activities on greenstone belts, designated by the province for mining. The interview analysis reveals exploration and mining activities impacting RSLFN’s traditional land and practices, causing spills and destroying personal property. The interviews also reveal community members’ desire to protect their land from mining activities for Indigenous knowledge preservation, ecosystem preservation, and traditional land use protection towards realizing Mino Bimaadiziwin (the good life). A change in governments’ policies on greenstone belts being restricted to mining development, which interferes with the traditional land use practices of affected Indigenous peoples, is needed.