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Author Archives: South Wind
Verna Polson, Grand Chief Extraordinaire
There are many reasons why a woman like Verna Polson was elected by Algonquin leaders to be the Grand Chief of the Algonquin Anishinabeg Nation. Verna possesses all the major characteristics which define the perfect Chief. She is strong willed, … Continue reading
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Tagged Algonquin, Anishinabe, Canada, colonization, Grand Chief, Ottawa, Parliament, protest, Verna Polson, wigwam
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Announcement: Grand Chief Polson Hunger Strike
Grand Chief Verna Polson has just announced that beginning at midnight on July 1, 2019, she will eat no food nor drink water until Algonquin Nation rights are respected on the territory of the Algonquin Anishinabeg. The Grand Chief stated … Continue reading
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Genocide? Ask the Beothuk!
The Anishinabe (First Peoples) of past times looked with wounded hearts upon the destruction and death that the Residential Schools were bringing to their children and to their once powerful nations. The death toll of innocent children at the schools … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Idle No More
Tagged #MMIWG, Akikodjiwan, Algonquin, Anishinabe, Asinabka, Beothuk, colonization, genocide, Indigenous, Kichi Sipi, parole, racism, Residential Schools, spirituality, unceded
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Card Sale!
Kwey everyone, I am presently making a big push to sell the remaining stocks of greeting cards I created a long while ago. There are 15 different cards in my collection. Poems of mine are found in 14 of the … Continue reading
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Spring
It is spring! In forest dwellings, many a new heart will begin to drum before the Strawberry Moon (the first moon of summer) signals to this wondrous season of countless blessings that her time of service to Creator has finally … Continue reading
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Tagged cedar, Fast, Forest, gratitude, Indigenous, Spring, water
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The Massacre of Muslims in New Zealand
I hear the news of the massacre and I immediately wonder if Creator gave the People a ceremony they could perform to honour human beings violently slain while in the midst of their time of prayer. I know of none! … Continue reading
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Tagged Algonquin, Anishinabe, faith, hatred, massacre, mosque, muslim, New Zealand, pine, pray
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Thinking about Willie Dunn
In recent years, I have not allowed a day of my life to take flight and then swiftly disappear into the twilight of yesteryear without giving a thought to family and friends who have passed away. Not long ago, they … Continue reading
Akikodjiwan: A Poem
Akikodjiwan © Albert Dumont With the skin On the soles of our feet We gently touch, the sacred surface Of Akikodjiwan The spirit of the island Rises from the rock, like a bird Soaring into the blood of our hearts … Continue reading
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Tagged Akikodjiwan, Albert Island, Algonquin, Anishinabe, Asinabka, Chaudière Falls, Chaudière Island, condos, dream, DreamCorp, faith, Great River, Justin Trudeau, Kichi Sipi, Lebreton Flats, OMB, Ottawa, Ottawa River, Petition, Reconciliation, sacred land, sacred waters, spirituality, unceded, UNDRIP, Victoria Island, Windmill Development Group, Zibi
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The Spiritual Caress of the Winter Season
I was recently blessed with a life-altering and dreamlike experience. Truly spiritually refreshing! I want to tell you about it. It was on a sunlit winter’s day, which followed a period of heavy snow and freezing temperatures. I had attached … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Dumont, Algonquin, Anishinabe, Indigenous, spirituality, Winter
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Book Launch: Sitting by the Rapids
After a fine day of sunshine and joy, the evening of Wednesday, December 12, 2018, will be especially memorable to me for many years to come. It will forever mark the time when I launched my poetry book Sitting by … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Dumont, Algonquin, Anishinabe, Christ Church Cathedral, Indigenous, Kegedonce Press, poetry
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