First Nations Perspective
“THE KITCHISSIPPI RIVER WAS LOVED AND RESPECTED BY MY ANCESTORS AND NOW IT IS CRYING OUT FOR HEALING” – William Commanda, February 28th, 2004
Elder William Commanda is a traditional Algonquin Elder from Maniwaki, Quebec. He is internationally known for his work in promoting interracial and multicultural harmony, justice and respect for the earth. Elder Commanda is the great grandson of Pakinawatik: the hereditary Algonquin chief who led his people to settle in their traditional hunting and trapping grounds in the Ottawa River area in the mid-1880s. Learn what Elder Commanda has to say about the Ottawa River, its importance to his people and how it has changed over time…
