Today is Remembrance Day.
We honour every Canadian who served, and all those who gave their lives so we could live in peace.
Thousands of First Nations, Inuit and Métis people volunteered to serve, even though many of them were not allowed to vote.
Many came home to find they did not get the same support as other veterans.
Naskapi people serve too.
Leona Shecanapish served in Afghanistan. Today, Naskapi members serve as Canadian Rangers in the Schefferville Patrol, which has been called out for search and rescue more than any other patrol in the region. Kawawachikamach also has its own Junior Canadian Rangers.
Thank you to everyone who serves.
Lest we forget.
—Louise Nattawappio, Chief of the Naskapi Nation of Kawawachikamach