When children of the James Bay Cree grow old enough to hunt, their elders take them for a Walking Out. He began studying James Bay in 2004 and now, halfway through a four-year research program on eelgrass, his work suggests a link between Hydro-Quebec’s operations and the marine plant’s disappearance. Before development, water that fresh used to be found only around the mouth of the La Grande River. As well, water from the La Grande reservoir is silty, allowing less light to filter down to the grass. The study began in 2016 after loud complaints from all four communities along the east coast of James Bay, said Robbie Tapiatic, Niskamoon’s director of remedial works.

Source: thestar March 19, 2018 02:15 UTC