Had some left over roast beef, so what better way to use it up than have the provincial favorite of hot meat sandwich with fries. I cheated, I had an open sandwich, Fran had the top on. Fries were combo of spuds and yams.
If I was living in Natuashish and the old bill got a hold of this photo they would be knocking on our door by now.
If I was living in Natuashish and the old bill got a hold of this photo they would be knocking on our door by now.
Seriously though, I wish the media would go slow on covering the new by-law outlawing alcohol in that community. Even though I do not agree with going totally dry I think that all involved from the community leaders to the people to law enforcement to addictions workers need time to get something together. The last thing they need is some reporter hounding them for answers and solutions no one has yet.
Having said that, if I personally see some arse hole loading up his komatik with beer here in Nain, and I can ID him and what community he is from, I will reveal him/them. Personal consumption is one thing, bootlegging is another.
Rolling right along with the hard week. CBC has reported that the police have laid charges of sexual assault against this guy. He is to have his first court appearance next month in Nain.
I used to have mixed feeling on the guy some years back; alas he continues to throw scorn and cause grief for many people, some very close to me. The nicest thing I can come up with is to use the age old baseball analogy.
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I heard the chief of Natuashish interviewed on CNC As It Happens a couple of days ago. It's sad to think of the hold that alcohol and other addictive substances have over the inuit people in remote communities. And even though it may be banned, there's always someone willing to profit by providing it to those who are able to pay.
Booze/drugs, real problem in many indigenous communities all over the world [not to forget non indigenous], had exposure to same back in Oz. Since living in isolated promently indigenous community have different view of things since those days.
No offence intended, may be typo, Natuashish is an Innu community, Nain is Inuit, two different races.
Labrador has two Innu reserves, Natuashish and Sheshatshiu just outside Goose Bay.
6 Inuit communities on the north coast now under the auspices of new Nunatsiavut Government, a form of self government.
brian, you would be surprised the number of people in our province who cannot make that distinction.
even in a community such as mine with roughly 300 we have drug problems. decade or two ago it was mostly alcohol but now drugs seem to be the choice.
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