Two groups of paddlers from across the country set off Wednesday morning from Oka, Quebec, north of Montreal, en route to Ottawa on a journey they describe as another chapter of Indigenous history in Canada. For some, the Pinesi Paddle is a way of honouring ancestors and for others, it’s about allyship with Indigenous Peoples.
As Global’s Phil Carpenter reports, many see it as as a family reunion.
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