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Quebec Premier François Legault has become the first provincial leader to visit a Cree community that was displaced by a hydroelectric dam project in the 1970s. Legault, accompanied by his wife Isabelle Brais, listens to a member of the community explain to him how to properly prepare sturgeon during a demonstration in the Nemaska Cree community, Eeyou Istchee Baie-James, Que., Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Stephane Blais
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Turning the tide: Quebec premier visits Cree Nation displaced by hydro project in 70s

François Legault has become the first Quebec premier to visit a Cree community that was displaced by a hydroelectric project in the 1970s.

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