"We as First Nation people in this territory have had this natural environment for generations. We have lived off this land. We have sustained our families on this land. We do not have pollution, our trees in their natural state are still there, including our boreal forest. The animals and all living things are well in our area and we want to keep it that way." -Poplar River community member

"Life is about healing and nurturing your body, your spirit. Without the life we receive from the air, the trees, the water, and animals, we will not survive. Let us do all we can to help keep the natural forests that we have to sustain us." -Poplar River community member

"We need to protect our land, to tell people what to do and not to do. The Elders did that. When they spoke everyone listened." -Edward Valiquette, Elder