Innu Meshkenu

Stanley Vollant walking.

Innu Meshkenu is a walk undertaken by the first aboriginal surgeon in Québec, Stanley Vollant.[1]'[2] This 6000 kilometers walk passes through all the aboriginal communities in the eastern Canada.[3] The walk started in the Fall of 2010 and was expected to last for five years. As of April 2016, the walk was nearing an end.[4]

Stanley Vollant walks sometimes alone, sometimes with other Aboriginal or non-Aboriginal walkers.[5]

The name "Innu Meshkenu" comes from Innu language and means "The Innu trail".[6]

The objectives of Innu Meshkenu

Innu Meshkenu aims at raising Aboriginal people's awareness concerning two main points : school perseverance and healthy life habits. The project also attempts to enhance Aboriginal cultural identity.[6] In order to reach those objectives, Stanley Vollant stops in schools and other gathering places in the communities that he visits and meet people of all ages.

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Mathieu-Robert Sauvé, Dr Stanley Vollant: Mon chemin innu, Biography.
  2. ↑ http://www.lapresse.ca/vivre/urbania/201404/25/01-4760957-stanley-vollant-premier-diplome-en-chirurgie-innu.php
  3. ↑ http://www.lapresse.ca/le-quotidien/actualites/201303/11/01-4629718-3000-km-a-pied-pour-le-dr-stanley-vollant.php
  4. ↑ "Dr. Stanley Vollant hits the road again", Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (April 22, 2016).
  5. ↑ http://www.lactualite.com/culture/le-compostelle-autochtone/
  6. 1 2 http://www.innu-meshkenu.com/en

Annexes

Educational material

Biography

Mathieu-Robert Sauvé, Dr Stanley Vollant : Mon chemin innu.

External links

Press articles

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