Posted on February 8, 2019 by Janine Landry
Janine Landry speaks with Leanna Marshall about the commemorative installation, Walking With Our Sisters (WWOS). Her role is to sit on the national collective of WWOS, helping communities prepare for the bundle to visit their community (i.e., making sure they have all the resources and knowledge of protocol necessary). The goal of the program is […]
Janine Landry speaks with Leanna Marshall about the commemorative installation, Walking With Our Sisters (WWOS). Her role is to sit on the national collective of WWOS, helping communities prepare for the bundle to visit their community (i.e., making sure they have all the resources and knowledge of protocol necessary). The goal of the program is to serve the families of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG), providing a space where families can come and grieve and honour their loved ones while having the community come and support them. It’s also about creating awareness in the communities around the national issue of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls. WWOS is offered all across the country and other parts of North American in different hosting communities. There is no formal structure of hierarchy in the national collective or with the bundle of WWOS. It’s really about ceremony, bringing people together, and supporting the families of MMIWG.
Posted on by Sarah Delaronde
Single Track to Success is a Carcross/Tagish First Nations initiative to promote wellness and reconnect youth with the land.
Single Track to Success is a Carcross/Tagish First Nations initiative to promote wellness and reconnect youth with the land. This initiative has also boosted the local economy byway of making Carcross, YT a premier tourist stop for mountain biking trails. In addition to learning how to persevere when the work gets hard, the youth/crew members learn new skills that will help them acquire employment, as well as in life in general. The youth take pride in how they’ve made the Montana Mountain trails with the least environmental impact as possible. More information can be found here: https://destinationcarcross.ca/carcross-biking/s2s/.
Posted on by Julian Stonechild
Terry and Vic Amos are Nuu-chah-nulth fishermen from Hesquiat First Nation. Vic is Terry’s uncle and they have fished together for many years. They both share parts of their story and the importance of fishing with family. Both Terry and Vic own and operate their own commercial fishing vessels.
Terry and Vic Amos are Nuu-chah-nulth fishermen from Hesquiat First Nation. Vic is Terry’s uncle and they have fished together for many years. They both share parts of their story and the importance of fishing with family. Both Terry and Vic own and operate their own commercial fishing vessels.
Posted on January 31, 2019 by Julian Stonechild
Rikki Wylie is part of the management team at Tillicum Lelum Aboriginal Friendship Center. Located in Nanaimo, BC, Tillicum Lelum has a number of programs that are used to help the community. Rikki oversees several of the year-round programs to ensure the participants are getting everything they need to grow in their community.
Rikki Wylie is part of the management team at Tillicum Lelum Aboriginal Friendship Center. Located in Nanaimo, BC, Tillicum Lelum has a number of programs that are used to help the community. Rikki oversees several of the year-round programs to ensure the participants are getting everything they need to grow in their community.
Posted on by Jeremiah Sharpe
Elder Audrey Bone’s perspective on healing, education, and reconciliation.
Elder Audrey Bone discusses Urban Circle Training and its holistic methodology. She emphasizes the role of ceremony and the need for purpose, recognizing that the healing of reconciliation is needed for Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples alike.
Posted on by Christine Fiddler
Oskāyak High School appeals to Indigenous students because it incorporates cultural activities, Indigenous worldview, and personal supports that help them succeed in school.
Oskāyak High School in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan serves First Nations and Métis youth in Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12. The school focuses on language acquisition, Indigenous cultural knowledge and ways of knowing through such methods as treaties in Art class, traditional pursuits in Wellness, beading patterns in Math, and traditional seasonal names in Science. The mandate of Oskāyak is to serve the whole person in mind, body, spirit, and emotion. With culture at the core, students can participate in First Nations drumming, dancing, sage gathering, powwows, feasts, round dances, and sweat lodges on a regular basis. Supports are available to students in the form of transportation assistance to get to school, a breakfast and lunch program, counselling, daycare services, Elder support, social workers, nurses, and a home-school liaison worker.
