Stinky sheeps' wool, to stuff the stitched deer skin rattle, to give it shape.
#IndigenousLed 2 day workshop is being facilitated by #OasisSociety - #nonprofit urban #Indigenous organization. The Society has been responding to the needs of the community in a unique and personal way since 2006.
https://oasisvic.org/
Hosted at Luther Court Society's community workshop room. https://luthercourt.org/
Creating the workshop slideshow, after breakfast. Here are some more photos from the weekend Indigenous led ribbon skirt workshop. Organized by SNIWWOC & held in the workshop space in the Belfry Theatre building at Fernwood Square.
We will be showing all of our ribbon skirts, along with past ribbon skirt workshop participants, at the joint #TruthAndReconciliation special evening event, co-hosted by #SNIWWOC & #KWENCH on September 30th.
Event Info:
SNIWWOC will be hosting our annual Truth and Reconciliation event at KWENCH bringing #community members together for an evening of #education, #togetherness, and #remembrance for Truth and Reconciliation in #VictoriaBC on September 30th 2024, 5:30-7:30pm PST.
#JoinUs to learn about the sacred #Indigenous practice of #RibbonSkirt making and the significance it holds within the Indigenous community. You will have the unique opportunity to view these beautiful skirts made by BC Indigenous/Indigenous BIPOC individuals, and learn about the importance of continuing these traditions.
You will also have the privilege to #WitnessTestimony from #ResidentialSchoolSurvivors, the ones who did not make it as well as for honoring all #IndigenousCommunities.
Truth and Reconciliation, also known as #OrangeShirtDay, is a reminder of what was done in #Canadian history that impacted the #IndigenousPeople, and continues to impact generations of Indigenous communities. On this day we highlight how the conversation needs to be continued as a step for #healing and #reconciliation.
SNIWWOC would like to take this time and day to #honor the people and their #culture that was lost. You will hear from a variety of #IndigenousSpeakers, #CommunityElders, and be witness to #SacredKnowledge, in the #SafeSpace that we will hold for all that would like to be part of this experience.
We are looking forward to seeing everyone, celebrating and giving a voice for those who could not. Light snacks and refreshments will be provided!
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/truth-and-reconciliation-tickets-1002649079387
The other women's #RibbonSkirts 
We all had a wonderful time at this 2 day #IndigenousLed ribbon skirt workshop. Everyone helped one another. Multiple new friendships were sparked. What a great way to connect & engage with fellow, local #POCwomen 
Please consider supporting our local BIPOC womens community by donating or volunteering:
http://www.sniwwoc.ca
Hearts Based #Education and #AntiColonial #Learning in #Healthcare (H.E.A.L) Project is using the #arts to combat #HealthcareBiases.
“The H.E.A.L. #HealthcareProject provides #SystemicChange that is long overdue. I often think about the extractive ways that we talk about #CulturalSensitivity and #CulturalCompetency,” said Nicole Halbauer, H.E.A.L. Healthcare Project Manager.
The project will use #poetry, #storytelling, and #VisualArts to better understand patient experiences with a goal of #humanizing the healthcare system by bringing together #FirstNations #creators and #activists based in #PrinceGeorge.
They will work to create #ArtsBased and #AntiOppressive learning materials for healthcare staff including #nurses and #doctors.
The #FreeLessons will be available on the H.E.A.L Healthcare website.
The program is being organized by the Health Arts Research Centre in partnership with the Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health.
The project is part of the federal government’s plan to create better and safer health systems for Indigenous people with $126.7 million being committed to the project over three years.
We need the #BCgovernment to get the message from concerned communities across B.C. that we must work together and with urgency to #protect #OldGrowthForests and #reform #forestry practices. To do so, the next steps are crucial:
#StopLogging in the most at-risk #OldGrowth #forests, and other #ecosystems identified by First Nations, by providing promised funding for #LoggingDeferrals.
Provide full #FinancialSupport to #FirstNations for long-term #IndigenousLed #conservation solutions, including #compensation for lost revenues and employment.
Move away from the “all or nothing” approach common in forestry practices across B.C. and most evident in #ClearcutLogging. In its place, work with First Nations, local residents, industry and other stakeholders to implement forestry practices that prioritize important values like #biodiversity, #habitat, #WaterRetention, #Indigenous #CulturalUse, and #tourism.
#PleaseSignPetition & boost to help #SpreadTheWord ->
Please come out & join me & my friends at the 4th annual #IYAḴT #Indigenous #MusicFestival! It will be great fun! Bring your friends & family!
A #free 2 night event for Indigenous & non-Indigenous folks. Celebrate #IndigenousPerformers from across #VancouverIsland who will be performing folk, rock, hip hop & more.
Craft & food vendors on site as well.
Location: #HamptonPark
Friday, July 26 from 6:00 to 8:00pm
6:00-6:15pm Welcome & #Esquimalt
#Drummers & Dancers
6:15-6:45pm A.N.S.W.E.R Drum Group
7:00-8:00pm OTR (Off the Reservation)
Saturday, July 27 from 4:00 to 8:00pm
4:00-4:20 Welcome & #Lekwungen #TraditionalDancers
4:30-5:30 Gary Petterson
5:45-6:30 Paint the Town Red
6:50-8:00 Myc Sharratt
Honour Indigenous Day, July 1
Calgary #yyc #IndigenousLed
#NamgisNation Band Council member & #HereditaryChief Ernest Alfred, #drumming & #singing at #Tofino #WildSalmon #FishFarmsOut #IndigenousLed #Flotilla #Protest 2022.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?si=scJd21cMh52v_pFs&v=4uw5I0qqgAg&feature=youtu.be
Learn more about #Namgis #FirstNation
https://namgis.bc.ca/
Thanks to Shockwave, based in #SidneyBC for sponsoring our trip there
https://shockwaveseats.com/
Thanks to former NHL Canucks' Willie Mitchell for taking us out on his nice boat.
Bourque Bearskin & Victoria Dick of #Tseshaht are currently working on creating a #curriculum, “from the ground up”, called the #Indigenous #Graduate #Education & #Nursing #IGEN program for #UVic.
For Bourque Bearskin and Dick, the work they’ve been doing over the last few years, including the development of the #MastersProgram, is better aligning #healthcare with the principles of #UNDRIP.
https://www.capitaldaily.ca/news/two-indigenous-nurses-pave-way-overcoming-colonial-past-health-care
CO-CREATE Arctic & #DÁVGI led by Saami Council submitted a policy brief for #ICARPIV to help fulfill IASC Arctic’s commitment to the parity & complementarity of knowledge systems. Funded by #EURENI of @bmuv designed by #SámiOwned ÁRVU, #IndigenousLed https://www.rifs-potsdam.de/en/news/towards-arctic-research-upholding-indigenous-peoples-rights
New Indigenous-led primary care site celebrates new location in downtown London, Ont.
The grand opening showcased the new space at 493 Dundas St. which more than doubles SOAHAC’s previous clinic, offering increased privacy and accessibility for clients.
#globalnews #Health #DowntownLondon #indigenousled #primarycare
https://globalnews.ca/news/10048613/soahac-downtown-london-site/
Keynote Prof. Jason De Santolo, University of Tech. Sydney. Supporting #indigenousled Research: a holistic approach.
Must acknowledge working with living knowledge systems and living communities.
focus on 3 aspects
- contemplation and truth-telling [lived experience]
- Practicing wisely [respectful conversation]
- a body of work [formative moments]
Libraries are a place to find truth and engagement.
Indigenous-led conservation is about more than safeguarding the lands and waters. It’s also about expressing and sustaining rights, language, culture, knowledge and relationships to the unique spirit of each protected and conserved place.
In Spirits of Place we’ll explore the many ways Indigenous communities and nations are enacting their responsibilities to their lands, waters and future generations — big and small, ancient and new... #indigenous #IndigenousLed
https://thenarwhal.ca/topics/spirits-of-place
Tweten is of #Cree ancestry and now lives on #PEI working on the PEI #ForestedLandscape Priority Place project as a #Mikmaw engagement co-ordinator.
The project #protects #SpeciesAtRisk & their #habitats & while it's hard to know how many #BlackAsh #trees are left on the Island, Tweten said 450 is a good guess.
#Quwutsun #Elders will lead #Reconciliation : Journey of our Generation, a day-long #workshop offered since 2006, on #LocalHistory & the impacts of #colonization . It will take place at the Quw'utsun' Cultural & Conference Centre.
Register :
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"......this is a fairly nascent movement in the #US, especially outside of areas without significant #Native populations. #Renaming place names is especially needed in states that are eliminating or trying to eliminate critical race theory [#CRT] in the #classrooms."
https://bioneers.org/bioneers-…
#decolonize #indigenize #reclamation #FirstPeoples #IndigenousLed #EducationForSettlers
#NativeAmericans
@HistoPol This is a good article to read to understand why renaming street/place names is an important component of decolonization. It refers to US examples but it's same decolonization efforts that First Nations communities are working on in Canada.
https://bioneers.org/bioneers-decolonization-series-why-we-should-indigenize-place-names
An #IndigenousLed #initiative is still pursuing #ownership of the #TransMountain #pipeline in spite of the project's ballooning price tag.
"We are not going away, just because it's $30.9 billion. We are entering into the early stages of negotiations," said Stephen Mason, managing director of #ProjectReconciliation , a #Calgary based group that is working to facilitate the purchase of a major #equity stake in the pipeline for 129 #FirstNations along the route.
https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6782533
"We're delighted to sign this formal #sporting #treaty … with the full support of the traditional owners of South-East #Queensland , where we stand, the #KabiKabi , #Jinibara , #Turrbal , #Yugambeh , #Quandamooka & #Yuggera peoples."
The #AIFC represents more than 100 #Aboriginal & #TorresStrait Islander communities. It has no links to #FootballAustralia
