The following remarks were given by Christine Massan from Fox Lake Cree Nation at the Keeyask Generation Project Public Hearings.
“It seems like the women of Fox Lake get the worst treatment because they have been raised to speak up and to say what is on their mind, especially if it has to do with the ill treatment of others, and they tend to get put down or “rid of” the fastest. The women of Fox Lake have always been the healers and the leaders, the helpers in the community, and it is a proud tradition that gets passed down from daughter to granddaughters. The women don’t need to be asked. It is just something that is done as part of our culture.” – Christine Massan, Fox Lake Cree Nation
Testimony of Christine Massan from Fox Lake Cree Nation. Manitoba Clean Environment Commission (MCEC). Keeyask Generation Project Public Hearings. (December 9, 2013). Transcript of Hearings Held at the Fort Garry Hotel in Winnipeg, MB. Volume 24; page 5508. Retrieved from the MCEC website: http://cecmanitoba.ca/hearings/keeyask-generation-project/doc/Transcripts/Transcripts_-_Keeyask_Winnipeg_Hearing_Dec_9,2013.pdf
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