Chief Taralee Beardy (Tataskweyak Cree Nation) at the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee

Good morning.

I'm Taralee Beardy. I come from Tataskweyak Cree Nation in Split Lake, Manitoba. We live in a community that is 900 kilometres north of Winnipeg, Manitoba. We have about 2,500 residents. Our community lies on the banks of Split Lake, which is fed by Manitoba's two largest rivers, the Nelson River and—