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6TuesdayAugust132013ChestFreezersAirSealingNewHomesCheckouttheEnergyEfficiencyIncentiveProgramContacttheArcticEnergyAllianceatwww.aea.nt.caorcalltollfree1-877-755-5855or867-920-3333.FortChipewyanstudyculminatesindocumentaryOneRiverManyRelationssharesconcernsoverindustryenvironmentByMEAGANWOHLBERGWithvoicesexpressingconcernaboutthehealthofwaterandwildlifeprideinworkingforindustryandaninterestincollaborat-ingwithgovernmentonenvironmentalmonitoringtheperspectivesshowninarecentdocumentaryoutofFortChipewyanhigh-lightthecomplexrelation-shipcommunitymembershavewithdevelopmentupstream.Thenewfeature-lengthlmOneRiverManyRe-lationssettobereleasedthisSeptembersharestheworriesandexperiencesoflocalpeopleinthePeace-AthabascaDeltaastheyre-latetotheoilsandsindustryhydroprojectschangingcli-mateandlossoftraditionallivelihood.CreatedbytheUniver-sityofManitobasEnvi-ronmentalConservationLabitisthefirstdocu-mentarytocomeoutoftheregionthatdoesnotinvolvepoliticiansscien-tistsorcelebritiesindeliv-eringitsmessagewhichisfarfromasimplisticorone-sidedportrayaloflifedownstreamaccordingtothefilmmaker.Alotoftheoutsidersupportordisdainfortheoilsandsissoblackandwhite.Itseitheranag-gressivemediacampaignfromtheoilsandsonTVsayingeverythingsgreatandwereallworkingto-getheroritsGreenpeaceormiddle-classToronto-nianstakingtothestreetsinmajorcitiesdecryingtheoilsandswiththeonlysolutionbeingtoshutthemdownsaidMichaelTyasthevideographerbehindthedocumentary.Ourdocumentaryrevealsthatitisnotthatsimplethatthecommunitybothenjoysprosperityandeconomicde-velopmentfromindustryandmournsthedeathoflovedonesfromrarecancers.Itsacom-munityfullofresidentialschoolsurvivorswhohavestruggleduptillnowtosupportthem-selvesafterthedeclineofthefurindustrysotheyreinaCatch22.Ourdocumentaryrevealsthatitisnotthatsimplethatthecom-munitybothenjoysprosperityandeconomicdevelopmentfromindustryandmournsthedeathoflovedonesfromrarecancers.Itsacommu-nityfullofresidentialschoolsurvivorswhohavestruggleduptillnowtosupportthem-selvesafterthedeclineofthefurindustrysotheyreinaCatch22.MichaelTyasUniversityofManitobaEnvironmentMonitoringTheOneRiverManyRela-tionsprojectwhichincludesamonthlynewsletteraswellwasborneoutofacommu-nity-basedwildfoodsmon-itoringprogramfundedbyMikisewCreeFirstNationandAthabascaChipewyanFirstNationinconjunctionwithHealthCanadaandresearchersandvideogra-phersfromtheUniversityofManitoba.Theprogramwastherstofitskindinthecommunitytoactivelyandintentionallycombinetraditionalknowl-edgeintheformofinter-viewswitheldersandlanduserswithdatacollectedthroughscienticresearch-anapproachsoughtbylo-calsexhaustedwithoutsidestudiesthatdidnotactivelyinvolvetheirparticipationorreportresultsbacktothecommunity.MoreoftenthannotyoundscientistscomeintothecommunityandtheyrenotinteractingwiththelocalpopulationoratbesttheressometokeninvolvementsuchashiringaneldertotagalongorhiringlanduserstobringinsamplesandthatswhereitstopsTyassaid.Theknowledgeistakenoutofthecommunityandifitiseverrelayeditsinamannerthatsimpossibletodecipherformostpeopleinalargedocumentwithveryacademicspeech.SoOneRiverManyRelationswasanattempttoturnthataroundtohavemeaningfulinvolvementwithindigenouspeopleandtorelayresultsbackinculturallyappropri-ateways.Thetestimonyoflocalswithregardstoenviron-mentalchangesfromthedisappearanceofwildlifetoshrinkingwaterlevelsbecameakeycomponentofwrittenreportsandnewslet-tersalongwithresultsfromanetworkofscientistsdoingresearchonshhealthwaterqualityandotherwildlifeinthearea.Thenewsletterisare-sponsefromwhatweveheardfrompeopletheyaretiredofscientistscomingintakinginformationanddis-appearing.Sowehavere-searcherstalkingaboutac-tualresultswhichisraretocomebyintodaysclimateofscientistsbeingmuzzledTyassaid.Thedocumentaryontheotherhandisprimarilyin-tendedtofunctionasapow-erfulvisualreportbacktothecommunityaswellasawaytosharetheirvoicesoutside.UltimatelywhatIvelearnedisthatthecommu-nitywantstobepartofoil-sandsdevelopment.Theywantasayineconomicde-velopmentandtheprotec-tionofMotherEarthandthatsavoicethathasreallynotbeengivenachancetospeakTyassaid.Itsbeenanhonourtobepartofthisprojectandhelpingtogivevoicetopeoplesilencedforsolong.PhotoMeaganWohlbergVideographerMichaelTyasleftwiththehelpofJoshBelakonsoundrightinterviewsUnionofBCIndianChiefsvicepresidentBobChamberlinatthe2013TarSandsHealingWalknorthofFortMcMurrayfortheOneRiverManyRelationslm.