How do you really want to live? Can you do that in a way that your grandkids won’t be saying, “fuck you, you just lived in this crazy way that put my generation in danger.”
To move ahead, perhaps we have to move within.”
If faut protéger qu’est ce que on as, puis il faut se défendre.”
We have to protect what we have, we have to defend ourselves.”
The oil will be shipped out of the country. It isn’t for Canada the oil, it is to ship to other parts of the world. The end result is we have the risk but we don’t get any of the money from the product.”
The railway method is proving to be quite hazardous. I believe that if we have to use pipelines, they should be built new to begin with, not converted from old pipelines. They should be engineered to include every possible safety precaution that engineers can dream of. Sure, it will be expensive but we want to protect our environment.”
I made the conscious decision to get out of the money grab and quit my oil industry job, to go find a job that was more sustainable. Yeah, there are some things you gotta to do in your life to do that. But what is more important? Your grandchildren being able to breathe and swim in the Lake of the Woods, or that you have a V8 truck with extra big rims on it? These are the decision we have to make. I made mine.”
My immediate concern with having a pipeline coming through this area is that if there was a leak or a problem, it would affect the natural beauty of why we are here and how a lot of us make a living.”
We must put leaders in power who recognize the long and difficult road to a healthy and sustainable planet. Leaders who have the strength to curb the short-term “me- now”, corporate mentality that controls our country and world.
If we fail to put ecological health first, life as we know it will suffer enormous negative consequences.”
We don’t want everybody’s front yard or backyard, we’re not after that. We would like to have that acknowledgement and have the government sit down with our people and discuss – whether it be pipelines, fracking, or mining – discuss those projects with us first. We should have a say as to what is taking place within our ancestral territories.”
We have nowhere else to go… our ancestors are deeply rooted in this land. We are the Wolastoqewiyik, the People of the Beautiful River.”
We need to be going right off fossil fuels. This won’t happen in my generation, but it might happen in yours. I agree with the experts and think that we are right on the cusp of closing the window if we don’t do something right now.”
Crystal Greene is an Anishinaabe activist who has made it her mission to stop TransCanada’s Energy East pipeline. This short multimedia piece follows her on a trip to Shoal Lake, Iskatewizaagegan #39, as she shares her thoughts and opinions on Tar Sands expansion.
Thinking back now, I more than likely was as interested in that pipeline coming through as my grandson was with the new wind turbines we have.”
Nora Gould is a mother, poet and rancher from Consort, Alberta. In the following multimedia piece she talks about pipelines on her land, the Energy East pipeline and the oil and gas industry in general.
The oil is going to get to market one way or another, so why don’t we cash in on it?”
The great spirit gave this land to us. We have to take care of it, we have to treat it the way that it treats us.”
Work together to fight this big black snake and protect the waters. It doesn’t matter what colour we are, we all have to drink water.”
At least I know that my future grandchildren can say that my kookum fought.”
All I worked for, it doesn’t matter what I worked for. I realize that my grandchildren are going to be dealing with the legacy that we leave behind.
I am not going to leave one that is going to be horrible for them.”
It doesn’t make sense to me.”
We need to protect her at all costs. Not for today, but for the many tomorrows that we will never see.”
I would like to think that in this day and age, if we are going to spend one billion dollars on oil development, then we should be spending one billion dollars on renewable energy. If we don’t make a real effort getting there, we will be having this conversation 20 years from now. That’s not where we should be 20 years from now.”
I’m very much opposed to that. I don’t see any benefit, not only to our local Canadian population, but as a citizen of the world, this expansion is what I would call a madness.”
Qu’est-ce que nos enfants vont dire? Qu’est-ce que vous avez fait maman et papa pour laisser passer une affaire comme ça sur notre terre?”
I am thinking of staying – at least until I get so sick from the tanks that I can’t stay here. I don’t know what is going to happen in the future, nobody ever does, but this is definitely our retirement home.”
The following video features Ryan Theriault, owner and operator of Tranquil Acres, a therapeutic equestrian centre near Ottawa, Canada. He talks about how the proposed Energy East pipeline from TransCanada could affect him and his business. (Watch it Full Screen)
I don’t have any solutions, but I do see problems.”
Henry Harris is a fisherman on the island of Grand Manan in the Bay of Fundy. In the following multimedia presentation he talks about how the Energy East pipeline could affect the way of life on Grand Manan and all the people that rely on the lobster fishing industry.
Serge Simon is the elected chief of the Mohawk Nation in Kanesatake Quebec. In the following multimedia piece he talks about the his opposition to the Energy East Pipeline. Best viewed full screen.
Along the Pipeline | Serge Simon, Grand Chief Kanesatake, Quebec from Robert van Waarden on Vimeo.
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