What goes through your mind when you walk through these lands?
It shows that my ancestors, they were here. They were trapping, they were hunting beaver and they were just trying to live. They were trying to sustain; they were trying to build a better life for themselves and for their family. That’s why I’m proud to be a part of this project. It’s one thing to have a life. It’s another to have a high quality of life.
How is your work and this project important to your community?
It means a lot to me to be here, representing my people. And it’s very important to our people. The Project is 670-kilometres long, and we Wet’suwet’ens have 120-kilometres of it to do, and we’re going to do it efficiently, safely, environmentally-friendly, and culturally-sensitively.
What do you look forward to when you go to work?
The people. It’s great — I love it. I spend more time with these people that I do my own family. Well, I guess they are my family now.