2016 In Review

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NEWS AFN National Chief  Visits Listuguj Issue 26, Aug. 2016 The Assembly of First Nations National Chief, Perry Bellegarde, visited Listuguj during the Powwow weekend last year. It was his first time in the community. Bellegarde met with…

Passing on traditions

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Tanner Sage Barnaby, the son of Tara Barnaby and Robby Ouellette, has been salmon fishing for the last six years and he’s only twelve. He leaves the quarry in the middle of a rainy afternoon and when he arrives to the fishing area he slows…

Research brings community member to New Zealand

Look for a gap in research — that’s what students starting their master’s degree are often told. So Danielle Root drew from her own experience. Root is raising her daughter while attending Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax. When…

Glenda Wysote-Labillois

Mi’gmaq history is a complicated term for Glenda Wysote-Labillois. “This is our history,” she said. “This is our way of life. This is how we live.” Wysote-Labillois is an elder, owner of the Sacred Fire Healing Lodge, and a fluent…

Derek Barnaby: “Curiosity just turned into a lifestyle”

Derek Barnaby didn’t feel connected with his culture and traditions as a child. “It wasn’t until I was 19 years-old that I realized – this is a part of who I am,” he said. Growing up in Listuguj in the 70’s was a very different…

Riverside Recording their First Video

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Mark Morrison and Timmy Isaac have been playing music together for 15 years. They’re making their first music video together right now, with Wapikoni. Their band is called “Riverside.” Morrison worked on a couple Wapikoni projects last…

20 Years of Service: Lyle Wysote

Being a police officer for 20 years in the community you were born and raised has its share of unique challenges. Lyle Wysote was just honored for 20 years of service as a police officer in Listuguj. “Sometimes you have to deal with family…

Grass Dancer: Craig Isaac

Craig was 20 years-old when he first danced at a Pow Wow. He had been watching closely as he traveled the circuit for awhile, but he hadn’t participated until one day in Nova Scotia. “I was a nervous wreck the whole time,” he said.…

Jingle Dress Dancer: Cheyenne Isaac

You can do everything right, and still not place in a competition Pow Wow. Especially if you dance “Old Style.” Cheyenne Isaac has been dancing since she was seven years old, and grew up traveling to all sorts of Pow Wows with her father…

Arrested in 1981

There are still some in Listuguj who were arrested when the Quebec Provincial Police raided the community in 1981.  Rene Martin was one. You can see the police pulling his hair in the opening of Alanis Obomsawin’s film, “Incident at Restigouche.” Rene…