Vital Indigenous voices missing in debate over Canada’s grasslands, says Cree hunter – CBC

Monday February 27, 2017

​Indigenous people want their voices heard in the debate over the protection of Canada’s prairie grassland.

Canada’s ecologically rich grasslands stretch across southern Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, but a lack of federal protection has some worried the delicate ecosystem is in danger of eroding.

Philip Brass shares these concerns and worries that vital Indigenous voices are being ignored in the conversation.

“It’s really unfortunate for the grassroots Indigenous peoples here in our territories who don’t have a voice.”

Brass is a Cree and Saulteaux hunter and community wellness coordinator and says the pastures are essential to the existence of many First Nations communities.

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