Danielle Rochette
APTN National News
Members of the Atikamekw Nation in Quebec are very passionate about their future generations.
They refer to their children as “Aswashish” which means light.
A few years ago, the community was facing an exodus of their children to the outside world and non-Aboriginal foster homes.
The council decided to put its own system in place.
15 years later, the Nation is still struggling for recognition and autonomy.
