The following remarks were given by David Muswaggon from Pimicikamak Cree Nation at the Keeyask Generation Project Public Hearing.
“Pimicikamak’s survival is at stake. Its own critical infrastructure that has sustained it for thousands of years is being washed away. Its traditional economies have been washed away. Its history is being washed away. Erosion is out of control, even as we speak today. Our ancestors remains are constantly exposed from fluctuating water levels. Some have been reburied with some remediation measures. But more needs to be done to control the damage that has been done and continues to date, as we speak.” – David Muswaggon, Pimicikamak Cree Nation
Testimony of David Muswaggon from Pimicikamak Cree Nation. Manitoba Clean Environment Commission (MCEC). Keeyask Generation Project Public Hearings. (December 4, 2013). Transcript of Hearings Held at the Fort Garry Hotel in Winnipeg, MB. Volume 22; page 5039-5040. Retrieved from the MCEC website: http://cecmanitoba.ca/hearings/keeyask-generation-project/doc/Transcripts/Transcripts_-_Keeyask_Winnipeg_Hearing_Dec_4,20131.pdf
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