Manitoba Grand Chief Derek Nepinak to host fast near Parliament Hill – CBC
‘We really need to find a good place,’ says Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs leader
The grand chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs is preparing for a four-day ceremonial fast on the island below Parliament Hill next month, so that he can arrive at a “good place” spiritually before he and other indigenous leaders start working with the new Liberal government.
Derek Nepinak says it’s not about him or a specific cause. It’s about the power of ceremony.
“I myself had received a vision of myself fasting in Ottawa,” he said.
“I observed protocol and I spoke to some of my spiritual leaders, and they gave me guidance.”
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