Where Would the Road Lead?

Richard Mollen
October 27, 2011
Unamen-Shipu

"Young people stay here because they don’t have a choice."

Richard Mollen, Innu

For many indigenous people, the end of geographical isolation is an answer to many problems, for others, like Richard Mollen, it raises several questions. Of course, a road would be easier to obtain goods and food at a better price and all year round. It would also make it easier for young people to find employment outside the community and to return often. But would a road turn into a highway of exile? And what would happen to the territory that’s become accessible to all? Would the calm of the lakes and fishing sites be preserved? What about culture? These are all unanswered questions that Richard Mollen’s thinking about.