Relying on a wood burning stove to keep warm, and the kindness of fellow community members to bring them food, Marlene Tcho and Rose Dawastare from English River First Nation, are camping out until they get the answers they want from their elected leaders.
Wednesday marks day eight of their peaceful protest, roughly 50 feet from the steps of the band office. Tcho explained to
paNOW she has lived in the community her whole life and has watched councils come and go.
“They said we are gonna make a change and work with the band members but it isn’t like that,” she said.