I didn't know about Attawapiskat

but interestingly I had heard of Shannon.

Shannen Koostachin- have you heard of her. I hadn't until Angel and I went to her Grade 7 Aboriginal Moving Forward Ceremony. Click here for photos 

It was at that ceremony that one of the speakers talked about  Shannen Koostachin. She was an incredible person that just wanted a new school because there had been a HUGE DIESEL leak in the old one and for years they were in moldy cold portables.

Sadly she had to move away to go to school ...and then she passed away tragically.  From what it says here the GOVERNMENT NEVER BUILT THAT SCHOOL.


From Wikipedia

Shannen Koostachin (1996-2010) Attawapiskat captured the hearts of Canadians in her struggle to call attention to the deficiencies in education in her home community. After her untimely death in a car accident Shannen's Dream was formed^[101] Shannen's Dream is a student and youth focused campaign designed to raise awareness about inequitable funding for First Nations children, and encourages supporters to write letters to their Member of Parliament, to the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, and to the Prime Minister of Canada. To accompany this movement, Timmins-James Bay MP Charlie Angus reintroduced Shannen's Dream as Motion 201 to the House of Commons of Canada on September 26, 2011.^[102] On February 27, 2012, the House of Commons unanimously voted in favour of the motion.^[103] She attended J.R. Nakogee elementary school, which had been housed in makeshift portables since 2000, when it was condemned and closed due to a decades-old fuel leak.^[104] By 2007, the federal government had backed away from a third commitment to building a new school for Attawapiskat.^[105] In response Shannen and others turned to YouTube and Facebook to launch the Students Helping Students campaign for a school for Attawapiskat.^[106][107] Shannen spoke out about the experiences of her community in newspapers, at conferences, and on the steps of Parliament Hill. In 2008, at the age of 14, she was nominated for the International Children’s Peace Prize.^[108] Shannen and her older sister, Serena, moved hundreds of kilometres away from Attawapiskat to New Liskeard, Ontario, for high school. She died on June 1, 2010 in a car accident.^[109] Shannen's Dream Campaign has continued after her death.

So now I know a little more. When are they going to get the help they need. Children are dying.  

Look what else these poor souls are dealing with. 

DeBeers WHY AREN'T YOU HOUSING THESE PEOPLE PROPERLY? How do you sleep at night? 

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July 11, 2009 - A massive sewage flood dumps waste into eight buildings that housed 90 people. DeBeers donated and retroffited two construction accommodation trailers intended as a short-term stop-gap measure, until the home could be remedied or replaced. They are still housing 90 people who share the four stoves and six washrooms.^[90][91]