The following remarks were given by Ivan Moose from Fox Lake Cree Nation at the Keeyask Generation Project Public Hearings.
“Silence surrounds the issues of rape of Fox Lake women during these mega projects. Such stories began in the 1960s and continue to the present date. Many women have chosen to remain silent because of shame. Others have done so to protect children that have been born as a result of such relations. Some stories are told by men who have witnessed the rapes. These men have held their pains in their hearts and have allowed them to surface with some negative coping mechanisms, including violence, fighting between men and/or domestic violence, and they have turned to drugs and alcohol.” – Ivan Moose, Fox Lake Cree Nation
Testimony of Ivan Moose from Fox Lake Cree Nation. Manitoba Clean Environment Commission (MCEC). Keeyask Generation Project Public Hearings. (December 9, 2013). Transcript of Hearings Held at the Fort Garry Hotel in Winnipeg, MB. Volume 24; page 5464-5465. Retrieved from the MCEC website: http://cecmanitoba.ca/hearings/keeyask-generation-project/doc/Transcripts/Transcripts_-_Keeyask_Winnipeg_Hearing_Dec_9,2013.pdf
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