The following remarks were given by John Peters from Gillam at the Regional Cumulative Effects Assessment Community Meeting: Fox Lake Cree Nation.
“Knowledge is truly power, but sometimes the truth is hard to hear. Story after story about—story after story about sexual violence and physical violence made me sick to my stomach. Blatant racism, organized and covered up crime seemed to be the theme. Is this the Hydro that gave my family all of this opportunity. I couldn’t believe it. And oftentimes I found myself accusing people of exaggerating and lying, but when I looked in the eyes of the victims I saw pain, I saw broken promises, I saw confusion and a rightful anger that burned inside their hearts.” – John Peters, Gillam
Testimony of John Peters from Gillam. Manitoba Clean Environment Commission (MCEC). Regional Cumulative Effects Assessment Community Meeting: Fox Lake Cree Nation. (January 19, 2018). Transcript of Hearings Held at Best Western Hotel in Winnipeg, MB. Page 148-149. Retrieved from the MCEC website: http://www.cecmanitoba.ca/hearings/regional-cumulative-effects-assesment/doc/Transcripts/Transcript_webredactCECFOXLAKE.pdf
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