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Arctic Crossroads Tour
Indigenous Leadership in a Time of Climate Change, Resource Expansion, and Arctic Transformation
A Public Education & Listening Tour Across Manitoba
Decisions about energy infrastructure, critical mineral development, transportation corridors, and Arctic shipping are being accelerated at a historic pace. These decisions impact our collective rights as Indigenous Peoples and will shape the future of Northern communities, waters, and ecosystems for generations.
Northern Manitoba is at a crossroads.
The Arctic Crossroads Public Education & Listening Tour is an Indigenous-led initiative in collaboration with Climate Reality created to ensure that Indigenous Nations, municipalities, and the public have access to independent information and meaningful dialogue about the choices before us.
At the centre of this conversation is a simple question:
During this era of truth and reconciliation, how do we build a future for northern communities that respects the United Nations Declaration On The Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) while protecting our waters and honouring our responsibilities to future generations?
The proposed expansion of northern infrastructure connected to the Port of Churchill must be understood in the context of the larger picture. It includes discussions around fossil fuel export infrastructure, LNG and other fossil fuel development, pipelines, increased shipping through Hudson Bay, and critical mineral supply chains connected to projects such as Ontario's Ring of Fire.
These developments raise important questions about the serious threat that climate change and unchecked development pose to biodiversity, Indigenous jurisdiction, economic opportunity, and the long-term health of northern ecosystems and the Peoples who depend on them for their livelihoods.
The Churchill River estuary and western Hudson Bay beluga habitat represent one of the world's most important marine ecosystems. For Indigenous peoples, these waters are not only environmentally significant—they are living territories connected to culture, food systems, knowledge, and responsibilities passed down through generations.
Any increase in industrial activity, including shipping and energy infrastructure, must consider potential impacts on:
Militarization, Geopolitics, Fossil Fuel, Critical Minerals and Climate Wars.
The future of the Arctic is not only about access, trade, or resources. It is also about relationships, responsibilities, and the protection of the living systems that sustain us all.
Through this province-wide tour, Indigenous leaders, knowledge holders, researchers, and experts will create space for Manitobans to better understand the complex choices facing the North.
Building a pipeline to ship LNG through the Port of Churchill would have devastating impacts, enriching oil and gas corporations while Manitobans face the risks. Sign the petition to Premier Kinew saying no to building a fossil fuel pipeline to Churchill!
