The following remarks were given by Robert Wavey from Fox Lake Cree Nation at the Wuskwatim Power Generation and Transmission Projects.
“In Gillam, we were classified as squatters. Our homes were destroyed and we were relocated into a slum to live in houses substandard to those built for the construction workers.” – Robert Wavey, Fox Lake Cree Nation
Testimony of Robert Wavey from Fox Lake Cree Nation. Manitoba Clean Environment Commission (MCEC). Wuskwatim Power Generation and Transmission Projects. (March 27, 2004). Transcript of Hearings Held at the Sheraton Hotel in Winnipeg, MB. Volume 28; page 6705. Retrieved from the MCEC website: http://cecmanitoba.ca/hearings/wuskwatim-power-generation-and-transmission-projects/doc/Transcripts/may2704.txt
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