The following remarks were given by Niigaanwewidam Sinclair from Peguis FIrst Nation at the Keeyask Generation Project Public Hearings.
“Because Lake Winnipeg is evidence of a deep and sick and fractured relationship that has formed the basis for this province, and that we have never lived up to the ability for us to understand things like the path of life that exists in Manitowapow. We have instead created a very sick situation signified through the use of dams, and will increase on the use of dams, such as in this project, and will continue to violate the very Treaty that is the foundation of this province that connects all of us.” – Niigaanwewidam Sinclair, Peguis First Nation
Testimony of Niigaanwewidam Sinclair from Peguis First Nation. Manitoba Clean Environment Commission (MCEC). Keeyask Generation Project Public Hearings. (December 11, 2013). Transcript of Hearings Held at the Fort Garry Hotel in Winnipeg, MB. Volume 26; page 5966. Retrieved from the MCEC website: http://cecmanitoba.ca/hearings/keeyask-generation-project/doc/Transcripts/Transcripts_-_Keeyask_Winnipeg_Hearing_Dec_11,2013.pdf
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