Sheshatshiu Youth Walking to Gull Island to Join Innu Land Defenders

Sheshatshiu youth walking to Gull Island to join Innu land defenders

Two Innu youth have begun a 125-kilometre walk from Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation to Gull Island in Labrador. Angel Jourdain McKay and Percey Montague are walking to highlight historical Innu connections to the region and advocate for the rejection of…

Sheshatshiu youth walking to Gull Island to join Innu land defenders – The Independent

Gull Island is the site of a proposed hydroelectric project that would be operated by Hydro-Quebec after a Memorandum of Understanding between N.L., Quebec and Innu Nation

Sheshatshiu youth walk 130 km to protect Gull Island

A group of Innu youth are walking 130 kilometers to raise their concerns about the proposed hydroelectric project on Gull Island. They would join protesters who have held up a blockade since Wednesday night.

Sheshatshiu youth walking to Gull Island to join Innu land defenders - The Turtle Island News

By Heidi Atter, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Independent Two Innu youth have begun a 125-kilometre walk from Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation to Gull Island in Labrador. Angel Jourdain McKay and Percey Montague are walking to highlight historical Innu connections to the region and advocate for the rejection of a proposed agreement between Innu leadership and Hydro-Quebec. The two began their walk from Sheshatshiu Monday and will be joi…