The following remarks were given by George Neepin from Fox Lake Cree Nation at the Keeyask Generation Project Public Hearings.
“The influx of workers that we have experienced over the many years of hydro development has also transformed our community. We have had many single mother families that have had to find means of survival. This has impacted how we view families and kinship, particularly when many of these young people struggle to form their identities.” – George Neepin, Fox Lake Cree Nation
Testimony of George Neepin from Fox Lake Cree Nation. Manitoba Clean Environment Commission (MCEC). Keeyask Generation Project Public Hearings. (November 6, 2013). Transcript of Hearings Held at the Fort Garry Hotel in Winnipeg, MB. Volume 11; page 2367. Retrieved from the MCEC website: http://cecmanitoba.ca/hearings/keeyask-generation-project/doc/Transcripts/Transcripts_-_Keeyask_Winnipeg_Hearing_Nov_6,20131.pdf
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