Who We Are

The Anishinaabeg and Anishininiwag Peoples assert that Wataynikaneyap Power and all partners engaged in its work respect the land, rights and natural laws; our way of being on the land and as part of the land; and our land sharing protocols.

Wataynikaneyap Power will embody the Anishinaabeg and Anishininiwag Language, customs, ceremony, and the original teachings of our Elders.

Wataynikaneyap Power will follow the directives from ceremony and from the Peoples.

Our original instruction and sacred responsibility given to us by the Creator is to protect the land, which in turn protects us. The Wataynikaneyap Power transmission system will be operated and maintained in a way that protects the environment as follows:

• The transmission system will not poison the ecosystem;
• No herbicides will be used throughout the life of the transmission line;
• The transmission system will be operated and maintained in a manner that does not interfere with seasonal hunting, trapping, fishing and harvesting and keeps disturbances to a minimum;
• No new transmission lines will be located underwater; and
• Wataynikaneyap Power and its operating partners will follow the environmental and social management plan to ensure their work does not affect any sacred, gathering, or harvesting sites or burial sites.

Wataynikaneyap Power will respect confidentiality and comply with any conditions of use for all Traditional Land and Resource Use information provided by the First Nations, including intellectual property and data governance requirements.

The Participating First Nations will maintain decision-making and ownership and receive benefits from Wataynikaneyap Power.

Wataynikaneyap Power will benefit future generations, strengthened through ongoing communication and engagement. Wataynikaneyap Power will ensure succession and transition planning. Wataynikaneyap Power will build capacity and develop the workforce with the Anishinaabeg and Anishininiwag Peoples, the youth, and elementary, primary, secondary, and post-secondary students while remaining in compliance with all reporting requirements.

ᐁᑲᐧ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐅᑭᐅᓇᓴᐊᐧᐣ ᑫᒋᓇᐨ ᐊᐧᑌᓂᑲᓂᔭᑊ ᐃᐡᑯᑌ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑲᑭᓇ ᐅᐃᐧᑕᓄᑭᒪᑲᓇᐣ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᑲᐱᒪᓄᑭᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᐦᑭᑲᐠ ᒋᑭᐦᒋᓀᐣᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᐦᑭᓂ, ᒥᓇ ᒥᓂᑯᓯᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐅᓇᑯᓂᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ; ᒥᓇ ᑲᐃᔑᐱᒪᑎᓯᑲᑕᒪᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑲᐅᒋᑎᐯᐣᑕᑯᓯᔭᐠ ᑭᑕᐦᑭᒥᓇᐣ; ᒥᓇ ᑲᒪᒪᐃᐧ ᐱᒧᑐᔭᐠ ᐊᐦᑭᐃᐧ ᓇᐦᑯᒥᑐᐃᐧᓇᐣ.

ᐁᑲᐧ ᐊᐧᑌᓂᑲᓂᔭᑊ ᐃᐡᑯᑌ ᐊᐦᐃᐣ ᑲᔦ ᐅᑲᔭᐸᒋᑐᓇᐣ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯᒧᐃᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᒧᐃᐧᐣ, ᐃᔑᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ, ᑭᐦᑭᓇᐧᒋᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᑲᔭᐡ ᑭᒋᐦᐊᔭᐠ ᒪᔭᑦ ᐅᑭᐦᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ.

ᐁᑲᐧ ᐊᐧᑌᓂᑲᓂᔭᑊ ᐃᐡᑯᑌ ᐅᑲᐱᒥᓂᔕᐦᐊᓇᐣ ᐅᓇᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐅᒪ ᑲᐅᒋᓭᒪᑲᓂᓂᑭᐣ ᑭᐦᑭᓇᐧᒋᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐱᑯ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐣ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᐅᐁᐧ ᒪᔭᑦ ᐃᐧᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑲᓇᒋ ᐸᐸᒥᓯᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᑭᒥᓂᑯᔭᐠ ᑭᔐᒪᐣᑐᐣ ᑫᒋᓇᐨ ᑲᐧᔭᐠ ᒋᑲᓇᐁᐧᐣᑕᒪᐠ ᐊᐦᑭ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐱᑯ ᑫᑭᓇᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᑲᓇᐁᐧᓂᒥᑯᔭᐠ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᐊᐧᑌᓂᑲᓂᔭᑊ ᐃᐡᑯᑌ ᐱᒪᐱᑫᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐧᔭᐠ ᑕᐱᒧᒋᑲᑌ ᒥᓇ ᑕᑲᓇᐁᐧᐣᒋᑲᑌ ᒥᐡᑯᐨ ᑲᐧᔭᐠ ᒋᑲᓇᐁᐧᐣᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐊᐦᑭ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑕᑐᒋᑲᑌ:

• ᐁᑲᐧ ᐅᐁᐧ ᐱᒪᐱᑫᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᑕᐱᒋᐳᒋᑫᒪᑲᓯᓄᐣ ᐊᐦᑭᑲᐠ;
• ᐁᑲᐧ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᓂᐳᐃᐧᒋᑲᓇᐣ ᑕᔭᐸᒋᒋᑲᑌᐊᐧᐣ ᐅᒪ ᑲᐃᔑᐱᒪᐱᑫᒧᐠ ᐃᐡᑯᑌᐃᐧᔭᑊ;
• ᐁᑲᐧ ᑲᐱᒪᐱᑫᒧᐠ ᐃᐡᑯᑌᐃᐧᔭᑊ ᑲᐧᔭᐠ ᒋᐱᒧᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᒥᓇ ᒋᑲᓇᐁᐧᐣᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᒥᐡᑯᐨ ᐁᑲ ᒋᐊᐧᓇᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᓇᑕᐁᐧᐣᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ, ᐊᐧᓂᐦᐃᑫᐃᐧᐣ, ᐸᑭᑕᐁᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒪᐊᐧᒋᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐁᑲ ᐅᓴᑦ ᒥᐡᑕᐦᐃ ᒋᐊᐧᓇᒋᑫᒪᑲᐠ;
• ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐁᑲ ᐅᐡᑭ ᐃᐡᑯᑌᐃᐧᔭᐱᐣ ᒋᐱᒪᐱᑫᒧᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᐊᓇᑦᐱᐠ; ᐁᑲᐧ
• ᒥᓇ ᐊᐧᑌᓂᑲᓂᔭᑊ ᐃᐡᑯᑌ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐣ ᐅᐃᐧᑕᓄᑭᒪᑲᓇᐣ ᑫᒋᓇᐨ ᒋᐱᒥᓂᔕᐦᐊᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᐦᑭᐃᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐱᒪᑎᓯᐃᐧ ᐊᐧᐁᐧᓇᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᑲᐊᓄᑭᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᑲ ᒋᐊᐧᓇᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᑲᓇᑕᐠ ᐊᐦᑭᐃᐧᑐᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ, ᒥᓇ ᑲᑕᔑᒪᐊᐧᒋᐦᐃᑐᓇᓂᐊᐧᐠ, ᓇᐣᑕ ᑲᑕᔑᒪᐊᐧᒋᒋᑲᓂᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᓂᑲᐧᐦᐊᑲᓇᐣ ᑲᐃᔑᑕᑲᐧᑭᐣ.

ᐁᑲᐧ ᐊᐧᑌᓂᑲᔭᑊ ᐃᐡᑯᑌ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᑭᐦᒋᓀᐣᑕᐠ ᒥᓇ ᒋᐱᒥᓂᔕᐦᐊᐠ ᐅᓇᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᐃᔑᐸᑯᓭᐣᑕᑲᐧᑭᐣ ᒋᑐᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐅᒪ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐦᑭᐃᐧ ᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐅᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᐊᐸᒋᒋᑲᐣ ᑲᐃᐧᔭᐸᑕᑭᐣ ᐃᐧᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐸᑭᑎᓇᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯᐠ, ᐊᐦᐃᐣ ᑲᔦ ᑲᐃᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᑲᑎᐯᐣᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓇ ᒪᐊᐧᑐᓂᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐸᑯᓭᐣᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ.

ᐁᑲᐧ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯᐠ/ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᐃᐧᒋᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᐁᐧ ᒪᒋᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᒥᐁᐧ ᐱᑯ ᑫᐃᔑᒥᒋᒥᓇᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᓀᐣᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑎᐯᐣᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒋᒥᓇᑲᓄᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᒋᑕᒪᓱᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐅᒪ ᑲᐅᒋᓭᓂᑭᐣ ᐊᐧᑌᓂᑲᓂᔭᑊ ᐃᐡᑯᑌ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ.

ᐁᑲᐧ ᐅᐁᐧ ᐊᐧᑌᓂᑲᓂᔭᑊ ᐃᐡᑯᑌ ᒪᒋᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᑲᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑯᓇᐊᐧ ᐊᓂ ᓂᑲᐣ ᑲᐃᐧ ᐊᓂ ᐱᒪᑎᓯᐊᐧᐨ, ᒥᓇ ᒋᒪᐡᑲᐊᐧᑌᐠ ᐊᔭᒥᐦᐃᑐᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐃᐧᑕᓄᑭᒥᑐᐃᐧᐣ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᐊᐧᑌᓂᑲᓂᔭᑊ ᐃᐡᑯᑌ ᑫᒋᓇᐨ ᐅᑲᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᑕᐣ ᑲᐧᔭᐠ ᒋᐅᓇᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐊᔓᒥᑫᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᐧᐁᐧᓇᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᐊᐧᑌᓂᑲᓂᔭᑊ ᐃᐡᑯᑌ ᐅᑲᐃᐧᒋᑐᐣ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧ ᒪᒋᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᒋᐅᑎᓂᑫᑕᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐅᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐣ, ᐅᐡᑲᑎᓴᐣ, ᒥᓇ ᓇᓇᑲ ᑲᔭᐱᒋᑭᑫᐣᑕᓯᓂᐨ ᐅᑎᐡᑯᓂᐣ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᑭᐦᒋᐅᑎᐡᑯᓂᐣ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᑲᑭᓇ ᑎᐸᒋᒧᐃᐧᐣ ᐸᑯᓭᐣᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᐱᒥᐊᓄᑲᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ.