The following remarks were given by Eleanor Scott from Pimicikamak Cree Nation at the Keeyask Generation Project Public Hearing Community Meeting: Cross Lake.
“My son is the only one that looks after me. He has to go far to go hunt for moose. But, there are no moose anymore. No ducks. No geese, nothing. We have to eat from the Northern Mart store. That is how people are sick. […] So, everybody is sick. We are all sick in this community. Because Hydro is making our lives miserable.” – Eleanor Scott, Pimicikamak Cree Nation
Testimony of Eleanor Scott from Pimicikamak Cree Nation. Keeyask Generation Project Public Hearing Community Meeting: Cross Lake. (October 9, 2013). Transcript of Hearings Held at the Pimicikamak Band Hall in Cross Lake, MB. Page 67-68. Retrieved from the MCEC website: http://www.cecmanitoba.ca/hearings/keeyask-generation-project/doc/Transcripts/Public_Hearing_Oct_9,2013_Cross_Lake.pdf
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