Thunders from the Great North
I wrote this when I was 19 years old, and I’ve always kept it until it was edited back in 2001. Anyways it has to do with getting up from our knees and speaking out. Thunders from the Great North (Written by Gabriel Herodier, November 14, 2001©) Once there was this young man, who had a Roar of a Lion and a Heart of a Bear, who never knew he had courage, strength, and enthusiasm, A Warrior of the Great White North. This young man couldn’t move on with his life, because his anger was so large to carry on his shoulders. And it dragged...
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We spoke with all the walkers earlier this evening to regroup and refocus, and i got very emotional and so i apologize to the walkers. We all cheered up afterwards when we all sang Happy Birthday to Abraham Masty and he’s been a road runner from all the way from Whapmagoostui, awesome guy he worked very hard, and we also sang Happy Birthday to Jordin Bobbish a new walker from Chisasibi who started from Waskaganish; futhermore, We all had cake at the Church and it almost broke into a cake fight lol 🙂 anyways walkers are doing good and...
read moreLET THE POWER OF LOVE GUIDE YOU TO YOUR DESTINY
These were our Elder Matthew Natachequan’s words, addressing the Nishiyuu Walkers at a community feast in Waskaganish held in their honour, February 19th, 2013. He was chosen to explain the meaning of “Nishiyuu” and the Journey. He used excerpts of the Legend of Chickapash, the boy who snared the Sun, to explain it. (When he recounted the Legend, Elder Natachequan was in a bit of a hurry because he had to catch his plane back to Whapmagoostui. The following is an elaborate version of the Legend.) There was a young man who...
read moreWarriors reach the community of Waskaganish
On behalf of the Journey of Nishiyuu Working Group (Whapmagoostui), we wish to thank the community of Waskaganish for their warm welcome of the Nishiyuu Walkers. Your show of love and support is truly amazing, the reception the feast and the entertainment will be memorable. Many thanks to Waskaganish support team with local coordinator Tim Whiskeychan, the road runners, the cooks and helpers, for your wonderful work. You did an amazing job! Speeches from Chief Gordon Blackned, local youth leadership, guests Deputy Grand Chief Ashley, CNYC...
read moreWarriors heading out to Waskaganish.
Good day to all! Our Nishiyuu Walkers are all doing very well! They left Eastmain this morning heading out to the next Cree community, Waskaganish. It is estimated that it will take them 4 to 5 days to get there. There are 36 walkers to date that have joined the Original Seven, totaling 43 Walkers in all. The participating Cree communities are now Chisasibi, Wemindji, Eastmain, Waskaganish, Mistissini, and Nemaska. We understand other communities will join them later. We also have Algonquin walkers that will join them once they enter Algonquin...
read moreStatement by Chief Stanley George
Statement by Chief Stanley George On January 16th, 2013, a group of six (6) young men, ages 16 – 21,along with their guide (age 37) left our community, Whapmagoostui, in northern Quebec – to walk 1100km and arrive at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario. All men are members of the Whapmagoostui First Nation. They called this journey “The Journey of Nishiyuu”, an effort to show the world, including all First Nations, that we Crees in Eeyou Istchee (northern Quebec) are adamant keepers of our language, culture, traditions and...
read moreJourney of Nishiyuu Website Launch!
As the Journey continues to inspire many, as its message carries across borders, as the new dawn of humanity continues to unfold with all the positive movements of the world, we are excited to launch the Official Journey of Nishiyuu Website to you! This site will include up to date information about the Journey and its progress, with navigation made easy, we hope it serves you to the best of our intentions. With new walkers joining for the message of Unity, this is our time as humanity to wake the sleeping giants that have been sleeping for...
read moreWalkers leaving Weminji
Total of 35 walkers left Wemindji on Sunday 10th. Snowshoes All walkers leaving Weminji Chisasibi walkers leaving Weminji
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