Hydro Quebec Indigenous

Indigenous and northern affairs canada december 2016. The enormous project to dam the churchill river in central labrador to create a massive hydro electric project is now the subject of a 4 billion dollar lawsuit by the indigenous innu of the. A group claiming to speak for quebec indigenous communities is putting great effort into sullying hydro quebecs sustainable development approach.
hydro quebec indigenous

Mainers deserve to know all the facts about this.

Hydro quebec indigenous. Partners for over 40 years. This alarmed local people not only because they rely on caribou for food but because they feared pollution and consequent fish loss. The most recent and dramatic story was of the september 1984 drowning of 10000 caribou near the inuit town of kujuuak fort chimo due to a water release from a hydro quebec dam. Indigenous population of quebec in 2016 resident and non resident nations number abenaki 2813 algonquin 12141 atikamekw 7783 cree 19259 huron wendat 4040 innu 20208 malecite 1188 micmac 6307 mohawk 19256 naskapi 1391 inuit 12715 general list status indians not associated with a nation 138 total 107239 sources.

Michel plante a medical consultant for hydro quebec which currently exports electricity from quebec to vermont said that decades of research on the relationship between reservoirs and. Hydro quebec and indigenous communities.