The following remarks were given by Darwin Paupanakis from Pimacikamak Cree Nation at the Keeyask Generation Project Public Hearings.
“We, as Pimicikamak citizens, are stewards of the land and waters. We have a mandate to protect our natural resources. We have a spiritual mandate to protect all living things in accordance with our spiritual law and responsibilities. This law and our relationship with the land that it governs is essential to who we are as a people.” – Darwin Paupanakis, Pimacikamak Cree Nation
Testimony of Darwin Paupanakis 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 5053. 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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