BENEFITS FOR MANITOBA

Some of the many ways our region and our Nations will benefit from protecting the Seal River Watershed.

  • Keep our drinking water clean

  • Keep our rivers and lakes stocked with fish

  • Enjoy good health and well-being from pristine lands and waters

  • Preserve our lands and way of life for future generations

  • Build an economy on eco and cultural tourism, with spin-off benefits from handicraft, art, etc.

  • Create jobs and generate pride for our young people

  • Revive and promote our history, cultures and languages

  • Protect our caribou herds, moose and other wildlife populations from being hunted to extinction by creating an area where harvesting will be regulated and monitored by our people

  • Foster a sense of unity, well-being and common purpose among Dene and. Cree as we work together on a project for the good of our people

  • Engage in reconciliation and renewal of relationships with federal and provincial governments

  • Obtain training in land stewardship from the Indigenous Guardians Program

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A resounding 83% of Manitobans endorse the Seal River Watershed Alliance’s proposal to establish an Indigenous Protected Area. And 78% said the best way to grow the economy in the watershed was to protect the area and foster tourism.

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