Oct 08, 2015
‘1,187 missing and murdered women versus one niqab? That’s another travesty.’
When it comes to voting, there’s potential for a considerable sea change for at least one First Nations reserve on Oct. 19.
Right now on the Kitigan Zibi reserve near Maniwaki, Que., elders are talking about getting out and voting — and for many, it would be for the first time.
“I’ve been surprised to hear some of our elders say they’re going to vote. They’re dissatisfied this time with the government that’s in power,” said Jean Guy Whiteduck, chief of the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg Algonquin community and a senior citizen himself.
Whiteduck said he’s thinking about voting even though it’s something he usually avoids.