I come from Omushkegowuk Aski

I come from Omushkegowuk Aski

Attawapiskat First Nation is my home community and it was where I was born and raised with my family. When I think about where I grew up, I feel like I came from some different country or part of the world that is not part of Canada at all. It was so different to everything I later learned about that was outside my home community.

Where I Come From – Omushkegowuk Aski

Attawapiskat First Nation is my home community and it was where I was born and raised with my family. When I think about where I grew up, I feel like I came from some different country or part of the world that is not part of Canada at all. It was so different to everything I later learned about that was outside my home community. My first language is Inineemoon, or as its known in the English language as ‘Cree’. We never referred to ourselves …