Overview
In Labrador, Moïra Ashini meets Sheshatshius chief who shares his concerns about the health of his people. She meets several Innu who are camping at the Gull Island gathering to further their healing process. There she befriends Julie-Ann who is enrolled in the Christian Youth Camp detox program. This young mothers goal is to heal in order to regain custody of her two-year-old daughter.
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