Why did Split Lake Cree (Tataskweyak) sign a 1992 Implementation Agreement?
Split Lake Cree (Tataskweyak) found that implementation of the Northern Flood Agreement was a slow, laborious and unsatisfactory process. The different parties to the Agreement had different understandings as to their respective rights and obligations. Through numerous community meetings and discussions, the leadership received direction to proceed with an implementation agreement and after more than two years of negotiation, the 1992 Implementation Agreement defined the rights and entitlements of Split Lake Cree (Tataskweyak) under the Northern Flood Agreement. The acknowledgment and recognition of Split Lake Cree (Tataskweyak) rights have lead to the Agreement in Principle with Manitoba Hydro which protects Split Lake Cree (Tataskweyak) interests in respect of a possible generating station at Gull Rapids within the Split Lake Resource Management Area.
