But I do believe in ceremony — to engage in ceremony and prayer, and as a community, just stand together with this," said Odjick. The ashes of the fire were then taken to Thunder Bay, Ont., the next stop of the MMIWG inquiry. At least eight children were said to have disappeared from the small Innu community in the 1970s. The forced relocation of some Innu communities is also a piece of Quebec history about which Piétacho said more Quebec should know. The subject of a 1977 NFB documentary, he was long considered 'a god,' according to the testimony of a witness at the MMIWG inquiry.

Source: CBC News January 02, 2018 10:02 UTC