It was time to listen to the elders. We organized a meeting for federal and provincial representatives to come see first-hand how our people lived. We organized the public meeting in a tent setting, and we invited the media. The elders were very outspoken; they were not satisfied to get their water and dump their honey buckets outside in the freezing winter. We asked the bored bureaucrats: what other Canadians live in such conditions? Is it a Canadian standard to live like this? The questions from the elders were very powerful and touching. The federal and provincial officials told the Innu they would listen to their concerns and take them to their bosses in Ottawa. But the ongoing meetings were postponed and we never did receive the answer we wanted to hear.