| Poplar River First Nation Interview | 19 July 05 |
 The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is featuring an interview with leaders of the Poplar River First Nation about the connection between protecting their traditional boreal forestlands and the health and future of their community. The interview is based on a conversation with Albert Bittern, Elder; Ernest Bruce, band manager; Victor Bruce, Elder; Ed Hudson, lands councilor; Ray Rabliauskas, land management coordinator; and Sofia Rabliauskas, councilor. Poplar River First Nation's traditional lands, located in eastern Manitoba from Lake Winnipeg to the Ontario border are currently protected from development by a Manitoba regulation. These lands are also a part of the World Heritage Site nomination and are included in NRDC's Heart of the Boreal BioGem campaign. View the NRDC Poplar River Interview Visit NRDC's Heart of the Boreal BioGem web site Visit the Poplar River First Nation web site View recent Manitoba Wildlands news items on Poplar River First Nation and the Heart of the Boreal BioGem: June 1, 2005 April 21, 2005 January 24, 2005 Sources: Poplar River First Nation, Natural Resources Defense Council |
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