Honourable Greg Selinger, Premier of Manitoba:

East of Lake Winnipeg is an immense and intact boreal forest ecosystem larger than New Brunswick. Blessed with rushing rivers and abundant wildlife, the Heart of the Boreal lands and waters have enormous global significance for oxygen production, clean water, and climate regulation. The region is the traditional territory for many First Nations. Eagles, bears, foxes, wolverines, moose, and threatened woodland caribou all make their home here. Conservation and community-driven planning must come first for the entire boreal region area.

Therefore, we ask for:

- most of this boreal region becoming large, interconnected protected areas
- ecologically sustainable, community-driven economies
- Manitoba government's World Heritage Site commitment that grants First Nations land protection requests
- meaningful community consultations and community-based Lands Plans
- First Nation consent before industrial development in traditional territories