Building relationships and natural gas lines with the Peter Chapman Band
In many Indigenous cultures a pipe ceremony symbolizes unity, peace and a connection between the physical and spiritual worlds. Since early 2022, these ceremonies have become commonplace during SaskEnergy gas line construction projects. “A pipe ceremony is really about connection and prayer. For example, at SaskEnergy when we have these ceremonies as part of our construction projects, we’re asking for the safety of our personnel, we’re asking for a successful project and we’re also asking for forgiveness for disturbing the land, for disturbing Mother Earth,” explains Joseph Daniels, Director...
… monitor, heritage monitor and Band representative on site during the construction phase of the project. “Having … importance of it, the ability to identify vegetation and sites important to Indigenous culture — it’s really …