The Southern Chiefs’ Organization (SCO) is taking Manitoba Hydro and the Government of Manitoba to court. Decades of poor decision-making and Hydro friendly regulation have left Lake Winnipeg, known traditionally as Weeniibiikiisagaygun, on life support. SCO is launching a Charter challenge, an unprecedented move in Canada, to have Lake Winnipeg declared a living entity with all the rights and protections that entails.
Below is the Lake Winnipeg Charter Challenge Statement of Claim: