Editing Innu (section)

===New York Power Authority controversy===
The [[New York Power Authority]]'s proposed contract in 2009 with the province of [[Quebec]] to buy power from its extensive [[Hydroelectricity|hydroelectric dam]] facilities has generated controversy, because it was dependent on construction of a new dam complex and transmission lines that would have interfered with the traditional ways of the Innu.<ref name=Canadian>Katrina Kieltyka, "Sierra Club fighting plan to buy Canadian power: Say hydroelectric dams would harm indigenous people," ''Legislative Gazette'', March 16, 2009, p. 21, available at [http://www.legislativegazette.com/back_issues/09-3-16_for_web.pdf ''Legislative Gazette'' archives] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090325113240/http://www.legislativegazette.com/back_issues/09-3-16_for_web.pdf |date=2009-03-25 }} (.pdf file). Retrieved March 20, 2009.</ref> According to the [[Sierra Club]]:

{{blockquote|[t]he "New York Power Authority is in preliminary discussions and considering the liability of a new contract with [[Hydro-Québec|Hydro Quebec]]," a Canadian supplier of hydroelectricity.|''Legislative Gazette''<ref name=Canadian />}}

The Innu community, the Sierra Club, and the [[National Lawyers Guild]] are fighting to prevent this proposed contract, which would have to be approved by New York's Governor, under his regulatory authority.<ref name=Canadian /> The problem is that construction of required [[Electric power transmission|electric transmission]] lines would hinder the Innu's [[Hunter-gatherer|hunting-gathering-fishing lifestyle]]:

{{blockquote|Chief Georges-Ernest Grégoire of the Innu community in Eastern Quebec urged the governor not to proceed with a plan to buy hydroelectric power from Canada, saying the dam complex that would be built would affect the traditional way of life for his people.|''Legislative Gazette'' (caption for a photo of Chief
Grégoire)<ref name=Canadian />}}

Chief Grégoire's comments at a press conference in [[Albany, New York]] were translated, but whether from French or [[Innu-aimun]] is not clear.<ref name=Canadian />