Protecting the Territory

Sue Vollant. Shana St-Onge. Justine St-Onge
October 11, 2011
Mani-Utenam

"You should take your children to the woods."

Sue Vollant, Innu

The territory is a great school. It trains people and anchors their existence, but it’s also threatened by industrial development. The young people who spend time there see the signs. Some of them are challenging the power money has over the lives of their communities and families. Inspired by their parents, they continue to fight to defend their people's ancestral rights. They went to the right school.