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The future [lit.: What will happen in the future]

They will begin to fear losing their Innu culture.

"Never forget," he used to tell me, "I have my domain inland, do not play [gamble, take risks] with it."

the water was calm, their life was pleasant.

He thinks about what they used to do long ago, when they paddled in a bark canoe,

That's what my grandmother was like, she used to pray in the morning, often, the weather was very nice.

"The Creator will be the one to help us," my late grandmother used to say.

Because he has known misery many times, he has been alone many times.

"We've come a very long way," my grandfather used to say.

But later, the Innu will not be imitated by his children, those who will come after him.

My father and his family often went into the woods.

When he has killed one, he'll clean its stomach and add some fat to it, and then he will eat seal blubber.

My father will seek food elsewhere, being here on the coast, he wants to eat seagull eggs and he wants to eat young seagulls, salmon and seals.

they want to kill animals with more fat on them, "the inland animals are thin" they say.

It's still like that now, they come back to the coast for a time, when the greenery appears before summer arrives,

There are many animals, there are several different kinds: moose, caribou, beavers.

They must have enjoyed being in their territory because the trail is beautiful and there are many lakes and portages.

For example, my grandfather was born in the interior [inland] region like his father and grandfather.

And I said to him: "Leave me your knowledge, I will continue your work." He is pleased to hear what I tell him.

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