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 joined by supporters at different times throughout the walk. “I believe that this is very important, as it draws roots to our culture. Someone I know personally was born in Gull Island,” Montague said Monday after starting the walk. “I believe that this walk is a way for me to connect to my ancestors, who would have been trekking into and out…
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