The following remarks were given by Aavory Wikie from Fox Lake Cree Nation at the Keeyask Generation Project Public Hearings.
“Generations before us witnessed the unspoiled beauty of Fox Lake, but we haven’t. We have only seen the after effects each dam leaves behind. Our elders from the community shared with us many stories of how beautiful the lands and waters were before the beginning of the first dam, Kettle, in our immediate area. Because our helpers pass on information to us from the different community presentations here, we too visibly see the destruction of the land daily, the waste and debris left behind on the waters from the flooded lands. How are we going to be keepers of our Aski if there is only destruction left behind from the dams?” – Aavory Wikie, Fox Lake Cree Nation
Testimony of Aavory Wikie from Fox Lake Cree Nation. Manitoba Clean Environment Commission (MCEC). Keeyask Generation Project Public Hearings. (December 10, 2013). Transcript of Hearings Held at the Fort Garry Hotel in Winnipeg, MB. Volume 25; page 5604. Retrieved from the MCEC website: http://cecmanitoba.ca/hearings/keeyask-generation-project/doc/Transcripts/Transcripts_-_Keeyask_Winnipeg_Hearing_Dec_10,2013.pdf
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