On November 25th the WHA Steering Committee met in Winnipeg to discuss next steps for the WHA and review research priorities, budgets, and core activities. The agenda included: [wr_1_2_column class=”1″] Community & Research Projects Research Reporting WHA Activities [/wr_1_2_column][wr_1_2_column class=”2″] Staffing Budget Spring Gathering [/wr_1_2_column] Community & Research Projects Lake Winnipeg Indigenous Collective, funding requested $32,888...Continue Reading
This newsletter connects you with Indigenous water and land rights through stories, research, articles, community voices, and art. Content from communities all across the world provide a grass roots perspective on issues of development including, but not exclusively, hydro development. For paper copies please contact: kelly@hydroalliance.ca or 204-474-9316 * Please note that an error was...Continue Reading
On December 4th and 5th, 2014, the first meeting of what would later become Wa Ni Ska Tan: An Alliance of Hydro Impacted Communities took place at the Friendship Centre in Thompson, Manitoba. The meeting was attended by 62 people, including representatives from 13 Cree and Anishinaabe First Nations, five NGOS, and 11 researchers. Importantly, the...Continue Reading