Chief Doreen Spence challenges Manitoba Hydro's operations |
The world and our country are at a crossroads it seems. Relationships among governments are changing day-to-day. What cannot be lost in all the noise of the world, is the evolving relationship between this country’s governments, Canadians, and the First Peoples.
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Premier Wab Kinew has made it known that Churchill, which sits in Treaty 5, is on the map for significant change in this new world order. As Chief for Tataskweyak Cree Nation, I have watched as our lands, waters, and peoples have suffered since colonization. Where once our Elders shared stories of living in harmony with the gifts of the Creator, we now hear stories of lost ways.
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