By Marissa Lentz-McGrath, Local Journalism Initiative, TimminsToday.com For 23-year-old Ramon Kataquapit, Remembrance Day is about legacy. A legacy of service, survival, and strength that spans generations of his family. His great-grandfather, James Kataquapit of Attawapiskat, was one of about 20 young men taken from the community to fight in the First World War. Kataquapit said the men, most of whom were 18 or 19 years old, had little contact with the outside world before being recruited. “They did not speak English, did not understand the forms they were signing, and did not understand where they were being taken or why,” he said. “They were taken for training and then sent overseas to fight.” Many of the young men never came home. James, however, survived, but returned deeply changed, Kataquapit said….
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