MUSHKEGOWUK COUNCIL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION

RESOLUTION NO. 1996-08-24

Chief Ignace Gull

Attawapiskat First Nation

Chief Oliver Wesley

Kashechewan First Nation

ADOPTED BY CONSENSUS

Certified copy of a Resolution passed on August 8, 1996

SUBJECT: EXTENSION OF HYDRO GRID FROM MOOSONEE TO ATTAWAPISKAT

WHEREAS the remote communities of the Mushkegowuk Council are burdened with the high cost of living;

WHEREAS the remote communities of the Mushkegowuk Council demand a safe reliable and affordable source of energy;

WHEREAS the generation of electricity by diesel generators demand the use of fossil fuels;

WHEREAS the transportation, handling, storage and combustion of fossil fuels is a recognized threat to the environment;

WHEREAS the people of the Mushkegowuk territory are traditional wardens of the environment;

Ernie T. Sutherland

Interim Chairperson

August 8, 1996

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Mushkegowuk Assembly supports the efforts of the Attawapiskat First Nation, Fort Albany First Nation and the Kashechewan First Nation to extend the grid from Moosonee to Attawapiskat.

Chapleau, Ontario

ATTAWAPISKAT • KASHECHEWAN • FORT ALBANY • MOOSE FACTORY • NEW POST • CHAPLEAU CREE • MISSANABIE CREE