APTN National News
Ouje-Bougoumou is about a 10-hour drive north of Ottawa.
For decades the people lived off the land.
But Indian Residential Schools and passing missionairies changed everything.
The switch to Christianity has, for the most part, replaced traditional teachings and spiritual ceremonies.
APTN National News reporter Annette Francis and cameraman Jason Leroux went there to explore what happened and what people today are doing to get the old ways back.
Here is part one – a history lesson.
