They are scheduled to arrive on Parliament Hill on March 25.
On January 16 a group of young Cree people left their community of Whapmagoostui on Hudson Bay in northern Quebec for Parliament Hill in Ottawa.
Since then, they've been walking through the cold, snow, and woods - enduring temperatures of minus 40-50C to support the Idle No More Movement.
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I don’t understand what they are going to do when they get there. I don’t see any specific things they’re asking for, just saying, Hey Canada, stop being mean.
ReplyDeleteThey picked a hell of a time of year to do this, but at least the bears were asleep.
The living conditions of northern native people are appalling. Hopefully media coverage will increase as they approach Parliament Hill and people will become more aware of the significant challenges aboriginal citizens face in our country.
ReplyDeleteMaybe a start would be to stop calling them aboriginals, it makes them sound like uncivilized cave dwellers.
ReplyDeleteThey’re natives, they’re citizens, but the effort to give them at least a semblance of autonomy, has made them outsiders who are looked down on, or worse forgotten altogether, by the mainstream.