One hand on the wheel, the other in a bowl of bannock

The people working as a support team behind the Cree youth taking part in a #StandAgainstUranium march have been working hard to make sure the walkers have dry socks and full bellies.Twenty young people from Eeyou Istchee are walking from Trois Rivières, Que., to Odanak today to protest uranium development in their territory. Rebecca Gunner has been driving the support RV since the walkers left Mistissini on Nov. 23. That's where the walkers sleep when they're far from a community, and it's where they come to warm their toes and fuel up on a hot bowl of rabbit stew and dumplings at the end of a long day of walking.It's also where Gunner prepares the meals... with a bowl of bannock dough wedged next to the gearshift."This is where I cook. While I drive I knead my bannock," she says with a laugh. "One of my hands is on the wheel, and the other hand is kneading the bannock. Am I the best, or what?"Gunner says shopping and cooking for the walkers has been hard at times, particularly finding propane in small towns when it's not exactly peak camping season in northern Quebec.But she says relatives of the walkers have provided beaver, rabbit and other traditional foods that give the walkers plenty of energy."Me and my husband, we love going out in the bush, where we get our food. Sometimes we spend months in the bush," says Gunner. "We sure don't want it to be contaminated."The walkers have finished the last of the long legs covering more than 45 kilometres a day, and are now pacing themselves to arrive in Montreal on Dec. 15 for the public hearings into the uranium industry. The most advanced uranium project in Quebec is Strateco Resources' Matoush project, located north of Mistissini.The Cree Nation Government is opposed to uranium exploration and extraction on its territory. The people working as a support team behind the Cree youth taking part in a #StandAgainstUranium march have been working hard to make sure the walkers have dry socks and full bellies. Twenty young people from Eeyou Istchee are walking from Trois Rivières, Que., to Odanak today to protest uranium development in their territory. Rebecca Gunner has been driving the support RV since the walkers left Mistissini on Nov. 23. That's where the walkers sleep when they're far from a community, and it's where they come to warm their toes and fuel up on a hot bowl of rabbit stew and dumplings at the end of a long day of walking. It's also where Gunner prepares the meals... with a bowl of bannock dough wedged next to the gearshift. "This is where I cook. While I drive I knead my bannock," she says with a laugh. "One of my hands is on the wheel, and the other hand is kneading the bannock. Am I the best, or what?" Gunner says shopping and cooking for the walkers has been hard at times, particularly finding propane in small towns when it's not exactly peak camping season in northern Quebec. But she says relatives of the walkers have provided beaver, rabbit and other traditional foods that give the walkers plenty of energy. "Me and my husband, we love going out in the bush, where we get our food. Sometimes we spend months in the bush," says Gunner. "We sure don't want it to be contaminated." The walkers have finished the last of the long legs covering more than 45 kilometres a day, and are now pacing themselves to arrive in Montreal on Dec. 15 for the public hearings into the uranium industry. The most advanced uranium project in Quebec is Strateco Resources' Matoush project, located north of Mistissini. The Cree Nation Government is opposed to uranium exploration and extraction on its territory.