This report details the ways in which the development of a hydro-electric project in Grand Rapids divided people living there into the First Nation, the “town” and a “hydro community” made up of Manitoba Hydro workers and their families. The report explores the disastrous effects of this development on Aboriginal lifeways, including restrictions on their land use, subsistence activities, and the destruction of their community, social ties and self-esteem. The report illustrates the inhumane economic and social disparity between the lives of inhabitants of Grand Rapids town and First Nation (both inhabited primarily by people of Aboriginal and Métis ancestry) and those of the Manitoba Hydro workers. The report concludes with suggestions for government on how to rectify the situation of inequality, demoralization and lack of opportunity that Manitoba Hydro has created for people living in Grand Rapids, as well as suggestions for how they can ensure that compensation is stable, appropriate, and provides a means for these communities to rebuild their lives and communities.
The Town that Lost its Name: The Impact of Hydro Electric Development on Grand Rapids, Manitoba
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Organization:
Manitoba Research Alliance on CED in the New Economy
Year:
2005
Format:
Research report
Case study
Categories:
Environment
First Nations, Inuit and Métis
Government
Policy Development & Advocacy
Stories and Experiences
Sustainable Development
Source:
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