Conversations with our Northern Partners: Elder James Redhead

 

Elder James Redhead talked to us about life over the years in northern Manitoba, traditions, and food security

 

Name: James Redhead, also known as Smokey

Lives: Makeso Sakahikan (Fox Lake)

When people killed something they always shared with other families.

I was taught at an early age […] the whole community, I went with them hunting […] I was learning how to hunt from everybody.

There’s a lot of people who can’t get out and don’t have food. They can’t do it for themselves so we’re happy to do it for them.

Thank you Elder Smokey for sharing your story with us!

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