“I always put it this way in my mind, that money, when there’s an influx of money, and there was, it brings in gangs, which brings in drugs, which brings in an increase in crime.”
“Water is the life blood of Mother Earth. The water is like blood in our arteries and veins.”
“Failure to protect the life blood of Mother Earth is a breach of our sacred duty to protect the environment and Mother Earth.”
“That’s when the welfare system came in there, took away pride in people.”
“None of them heard of welfare back then. There was no such thing as welfare, because we survived by hunting and trapping.”
“The people of Fox Lake were separated from their land, alienated from their water….”
“The people of Fox Lake were separated from their land, alienated from their water, and forced to refocus our activities in area less affected by hydro development.”
“His dad told him about the old lady that had her house bulldozed.”
“Those shacks were our homes. They are a lot warmer than the place I’m living in now.”