Manitoba Hydro faux pas --> FN Blockade

[jacee]

http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/manitoba/fox-lake-cree-nation-blocks-road-access-to-manitoba-hydro-1.3579100

"One of our members happened to be out on the land and came across the site," said Spence. "The prayer flags that were tied to trees, those trees were cut down...tobacco ties [were]

on the ground as well."

Spence said Hydro agreed to and participated in the ceremony before starting construction. The tobacco ties and prayer flags signified the land as a sacred site.

He said that area was off limits to Hydro construction workers, as per an agreement the First Nation made with the corporation.

Chief Walter Spence says these prayer flags were on the trees before they were cut down by Manitoba Hydro workers (Fox Lake Cree Nation).

"We were quite hurt by this recent incident, so we decided enough is enough," said the chief.

They are using heavy machinery to shut down a junction on Highway 290, which leads to three Hydro sites: the Henday converter station, Limestone generating station and Keewatinohk access gate and construction camp.

So ... forked tongue/F*ckYou from Manitoba Hydro or ... just a complete failure of communication within Hydro?

Somebody's got some 'splainin to do.

And they'll be doing it in front if a heavy equipment blockade now.

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Edited May 14, 2016 by jacee

[BubberMiley]

I wonder whether it's not so much sacred ground and more a means of exerting power and getting paid.

[Smallc]

I wonder whether it's not so much sacred ground and more a means of exerting power and getting paid.

That seems to be the way things go, generally.

[jacee]

I wonder whether it's not so much sacred ground and more a means of exerting power and getting paid.

Smallc:

That seems to be the way things go, generally.

Maybe you should both read the article before making ignorant comments.

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Edited May 15, 2016 by jacee

[BubberMiley]

Maybe you should both read the article before making ignorant comments.

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I read it. That's what made me wonder. People are motivated by power and money. You don't think Indigenous people are like other people?

[jacee]

I read it. That's what made me wonder. People are motivated by power and money. You don't think Indigenous people are like other people?

They already have a deal that involves working together.

This is about disrespecting a sacred site.

You don't read well ... or perhaps you are just not capable of comprehending the complexities?

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Edited May 15, 2016 by jacee

[BubberMiley]

They already have a deal that involves working together.

This is about disrespecting a sacred site.

You don't read well ... or perhaps you are just not capable of comprehending the complexities?

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I read an interesting interpretation of superstitious belief systems that people consider "sacred" earlier today.

Religion is a bizarre drug.

But to each her own.

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I guess some superstitions are more "complex" than others.

[jacee]

I read an interesting interpretation of superstitious belief systems that people consider "sacred" earlier today. I guess some superstitions are more "complex" than others.

I don't have to agree with anyone's beliefs to respect their right to have them.

That isn't a complex concept.

Manitoba Hydro agreed to respect the site.

They broke their word.

So they're blocked out because they can't be trusted to respect anything in the agreement they made.

That isn't superstition.

It's just business.

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Edited May 15, 2016 by jacee

[BubberMiley]

It's just business.

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See? Now we're in agreement.

[Topaz]

I think there is many non-natives that treat the FN with as much respect as they do people on welfare. They general won't hire them, yet they complain about the money the government gives them.

[BubberMiley]

I think there is many non-natives that treat the FN with as much respect as they do people on welfare. They general won't hire them, yet they complain about the money the government gives them.

That's true. Although that has nothing to do with the blockade.

[PIK]

To the 1st nations ,the whole country is a sacred site. Enough is enough.