Abandoned A story of self discovery
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- ALONE
- In an Anishnabe owned forest along the red river
- Wow mom this looks Great!
- Well your dad taught me how, but i'll take it.
- Well anyway, I know he still watching over me and that gives me comfort
- He always has
- I really miss him when is he coming back?
- I'm not sure niniijaanis, (Child*) you know he had to go away to fight in the war.
- It's getting dark we should start heading back, pay attention to the trail as we walk for it has guided us for generations
- That same night
- THIS IS THE RCMP COME OUT WITH YOUR HANDS UP NOW!!!
- This land has now been confiscated by the canadian government, your must now leave gather your belongings and get out!
- Mom NO!
- This land has been in our family for generations. YOU HAVE NO RIGHT!
- Save it for the judge.
- After the trail
- The court finds Mrs. Mikituk guilty of endangering a child by forcing her to live in bad living conditions, you are also charged with failure to comply and breaking hunting regulations is sentenced to 4 months in state penentantry
- gegiinawishkid (Liar)! I have never endangered my daughter, we live happily together
- Im sorry but this case is closed, your daughter will be turned over to the child welfare system where she will be given a new family that will actually take care of her.
- We tried our best to win this one, the government just has too much power, I'm sorry
- MOM THEY CAN'T DO THIS I NEED YOU!!
- a few months later at Child services office
- I know this must be hard for you Ish-a nab.. but we have found a great family for you to live with
- My name is ISHANNAB and I already have a family, let me go back to my mom, she's not guilty.
- You have nothing to worry about, we are sending you to live with Mr. Johnson, he will take care of you
- That's not your choice, I'm sorry
- THIS IS BU$SH*,I'm not going anywhere without my mom.
- That night
- Please I just want to get by, I don't have anyone
- Good luck, *Chuckles to himself*
- My name is Barry Johnson, you will be doing chores everyday and prayer is at 12:00. I expect you to be there on time every day. If not there will be severe consequences.
- * The next day
- This is goopaad (crazy), I'm not your slave and I will not be treated as such you can't do this
- I can and I will, never forget your as replaceable as the shoes on my feet, in fact we and another Indian boy here just last month.
- This is my stable, you will be tasked to wake up at 8:00 every morning and clean the animal dung, clean the barn, wash and brush the horse.
- Wha... What happend to him, where is he now?
- Y.. ye... yes sir
- -Trust me you don't want to go there, much better for you to stay quiet and do what I say got it?
- Go on now, Get to it, dinner is at 20:00
- He was punsihed daily for talking back just like you, eventually I got tired of it and sent him to those schools
- I really miss my mom, I'm sure you miss your mom too. Don't worry i'm gonna take great care of you.
- 12:00 Prayer
- This is where we go to pray, when you get in you do what is told by the priest. If you embarrass me there WILL be concequences
- Well you better get used to it
- But I'm Anishinabe we don't pray to your god
- Back at the farm (dinner time)
- Tomorrow I'll be out of town, for a few hours. I got some business to attend to, while i'm gone the doors and windows will be locked . No funny business.
- Got it (* these kitchen windows don't have locks on them, this is my chance*)
- He's gone this is my chance, gotta do one thing first
- Back in the Barn
- Lucky I'm going to be going away, I wanted you to have this my dad gave it to me. It always makes me feel with him, I hope it helps you feel not alone too. Goodbye.
- Mom taught me to always follow the water, I just need to trust my gut
- A few days after Ishannab's escape and almost a month after her moms release
- My baby, where is my baby
- Stomach Grumbling
- Hey I remember this bridge, I'm only a few kilometres away from home
- A Few hours Later
- I should be close now, it's freezing
- Mom, MOM! I'm home , where are you mom?
- Wait what's that smoke over there?
- BABY IS THAT YOU!!
- HELLO, Helooooo!
- ISHANNAB, thank the creator you found your way back what happened?
- Nimaamaa (*MOM), I knew I'd find you
- That's horrible I'm so sorry you had to go through that
- I'm meeting up with the cheif next friday, They will not get away with this
- I was being processed for months and when they did find me a home he forced me to work everyday and worship another god. Mom it was so wrong.
- We WILL have JUSTICE!
- ISHANNAB I don't want to ever hear you say that again. We are proud Anishinabe and we will defend this land and ourselves like our ancestors before us.
- They never gave up and so won't we
- Mom we can't the lawyer said it himself, the government is just too strong, it's better if we just get away while we can
- To Be continued.....
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