The following remarks were given by Michael Keeper from Tataskweyak Cree Nation at the MCEC Regional Cumulative Effects Assessment Community Meeting: Split Lake.
“There is kids, if you went to our nursing station and you looked at the stats, you know, we looked at our stats at one point in our community when we were fighting to get transportation for the people of this community that are affected in their health because of development. There is a lot of diabetes. There is a lot of autism. Cancer is really prevalent in our community, where people that are my age are dying from cancer. You know, it is really scary.” – Michael Keeper, Tataskweyak Cree Nation
Testimony of Michael Keeper from Tataskweyak Cree Nation. MCEC Regional Cumulative Effects Assessment Community Meeting: Split Lake. (December 8, 2017). Transcript of Hearings Held at Split Lake, MB. Page 13. Retrieved from the MCEC website: http://www.cecmanitoba.ca/hearings/regional-cumulative-effects-assesment/doc/Transcripts/RCEATCN.pdf
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