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Introducing Dam Watch International
Jun . 12 . 2020 ECL-INFO 0 Comment Updates

Hey there, I’m Rebecca, one of the Masters students working with Wa Ni Ska Tan! I joined the team in Fall 2019, and have been working to build our global connections following the Ki Ta Ski Naw conference we hosted in November. This incredible gathering brought together over 200 community members, researchers, activists, and allies from countries including Brazil, Colombia, Panama, Mexico, the United States, India, Spain, and from communities across Canada. It was an absolutely inspiring weekend of learning, sharing, and energizing for change. From the presentations, discussions, and foll

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The MMTP Continues
Apr . 21 . 2020 ECL-INFO 0 Comment Manitoba Hydro

By Emily Unger When I first heard the loud booming sound, I was startled, but didn’t think much of it. I figured there was ongoing construction nearby, and that it wouldn’t happen again. It was similar to that of a gunshot but echoed louder and lingered for longer. It was a sound like I had never heard before. The sound was repetitive over the next few days, and it was a topic of discussion amongst my neighbors, leading us to wonder what was going on. Helicopters floated across the sky, hovering low for many days. The silence of our suburb on the outskirts of the city had been broken

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Grand Rapids Update
Apr . 15 . 2020 ECL-INFO 0 Comment Manitoba Hydro, report, Updates

By Mathew Scammell Manitoba (MB) Hydro is once again straining its relationships with Indigenous communities. This time it is with the people of Misipawistik Cree Nation and Grand Rapids, who have had to live with the consequences of hydro development ever since the construction of the Grand Rapids Generating Station and its completion in 1968. This mega dam has had environmental, social, and economic impacts that spanning generations. One might think that the crown corporation would be doing everything in its power to heal the wounds it inflicted on the community historically and moreover

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COVID-19 Funding
Mar . 11 . 2020 ECL-INFO 0 Comment Updates

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, March 6, 2020 Dr. Stéphane McLachlan, of the University of Manitoba, was announced today as a successful recipient of $500,000 in research funding as part of the Canadian 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Rapid Research Funding Opportunity competition. The Government of Canada announced the competition on February 5, 2020. Only 47 of the 227 submitted projects across Canada were successful. Stephane McLachlan, PhD - Principal Investigator on Project “In a matter of a week, a remarkable diversity of Indigenous communities and organizations joined this pr

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Surviving Slow Internet in the North
Feb . 12 . 2020 ECL-INFO 0 Comment advocacy

By Michael Tyas This summer I’ve visited a number of First Nations communities in northern Manitoba through my work with the Wa Ni Ska Tan Alliance of Hydro Impacted Communities. These communities are linked by not only the devastating impacts of hydroelectric development and flooding; they also have slow-as-molasses data service. There were times that I would have a 10-second window of data transmission per minute. If my phone asked for too much at once, nothing would come through. My browser would be spinning endlessly just to load a simple search result, and if the result was more than

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LWIC Winter Gathering
Feb . 03 . 2020 ECL-INFO 0 Comment community member piece, Gatherings

By: Dylan Kensick Taylor Galvin and I travelled to Pinaymootang First Nation for Lake Winnipeg Indigenous Collective’s Winter Gathering on January 20-21/2020. It was a great gathering with lots of people from different communities across Manitoba. There was food (excellent desserts!), juice, coffee, and tea provided throughout the whole event. Both days had activities for the people to participate in, elders from across Manitoba, local students, and other attendees worked in groups to share knowledge and ideas and to discuss different topics. There were snowshoe races, water testing an

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