Fish Mutations Fuel First Nations Dissent

Calgary- The First Nation Native Tribes have been against the Oilsands project in Alberta, and now there may be evidence that their opposition has a practical rationale.

Two Jawed Fish Found In Oilsands Area

Calgary- The First Nation Native Tribes have been against the Oilsands project in Alberta, and now there may be evidence that their opposition has a practical rationale.

There have been a number of fish mutations found by the First Nation Tribes, deformed fish that reveal possible contamination of the Alberta Oilsands region, including a fish with a deformed two-jaw body.

The specimen was displayed for the media at a recent conference to reveal evidence that the Alberta Oilsands are pushing poison and contamination into the environment, and affecting the people, wildlife and natural resources in the area.

A spokesman for the Mikisew Cree, one of the First Nation tribes, Mr. George Poitras spoke recently to the issue at a media conference.

“What eventually happens to our fish and wildlife is what can happen to us,” said Mr. Poitras.

Many people have expressed doubt and disbelief, the sight of the grotesque fish with two jaws is at first hard to believe, it is hard to look at and not believe it is contrived, or that something so awful in appearance could be caused by environmental contamination.

The band of Mikisew Cree are talking and trying to determine what they want to do with the large deformed Goldeye fish that was first discovered last week in Lake Athabasca by Native Canadian Children.

Lake Athabasca is down stream from the Alberta Oilsands production plants.