{"id":208209,"date":"2023-01-25T14:06:59","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T06:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=208209"},"modified":"2023-01-25T14:06:59","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T06:06:59","slug":"indigenous-group-sues-canada-utility-for-1-6-bn-over-dam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=208209","title":{"rendered":"Indigenous group sues Canada utility for $1.6 bn over dam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.bssnews.net\/assets\/news_photos\/2023\/01\/25\/image-107058-1674620465.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>MONTREAL, Jan 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) &#8212; Canada&#8217;s Innu community announced it had filed suit against Quebec province&#8217;s state-owned power company, alleging it wrongfully destroyed the Indigenous group&#8217;s land during construction of a massive dam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the &#8220;devastating impacts&#8221; and &#8220;irreparable harm&#8221; caused by Hydro-Quebec&#8217;s construction of the Churchill Falls mega-dam in the 1960s, the Innu people of Uashat Mak Mani-Utenam are seeking 2.2 billion Canadian dollars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The companies &#8220;seem to have forgotten that they have illegally taken over our lands in order to profit for decades from their rich energy assets,&#8221; said Mike Mckenzie, the Innu group&#8217;s chief, in a press release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Construction of the mega-dam, in operation since the 1970s, resulted in the flooding of vast areas and required clearing forest land to build more than 1,000 kilometers of power lines and service roads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The lawsuit, filed with the Superior Court of Quebec, mentions the destruction of &#8220;spiritual and cultural links,&#8221; the disruption of &#8220;the habitats of several animals,&#8221; including caribou, and &#8220;impediments to traditional hunting and fishing activities.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hydro-Quebec declined to comment, arguing that a legal procedure was underway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But spokesman Francis Labbe said the state-owned power company &#8220;relies on dialogue with the Indigenous community to develop and maintain a relationship based on trust.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Innu group is also seeking 200 million Canadian dollars in compensation from CF(L)Co, the company that built and operates the plant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hydroelectric dams produce over 90 percent of Quebec&#8217;s energy. &#8212; NNN-AGENCIES<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MONTREAL, Jan 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) &#8212; Canada&#8217;s Innu community announced it had filed suit against Quebec province&#8217;s state-owned power company, alleging it wrongfully destroyed the Indigenous group&#8217;s land during construction of a massive dam. For the &#8220;devastating impacts&#8221; and &#8220;irreparable harm&#8221; caused by Hydro-Quebec&#8217;s construction of the Churchill Falls mega-dam in the 1960s, the Innu people [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":208210,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[208],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208209"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=208209"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208209\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":208217,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208209\/revisions\/208217"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/208210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=208209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=208209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=208209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}