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Category Archives: Community
Free the Falls
I received a call a day ago from Lindsay Lambert. Lindsay is a friend of the community and a lover of the natural world. He called to notify me of a site on the City of Ottawa website (http://www.ottawa2017.ca/ideas/) where … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Idle No More, Nature, Spirituality
Tagged Aboriginal, Algonquin, Anishinabe, Asinabka, ceremony, Chaudière Falls, Chaudière Island, Domtar, Gatineau, Kichi Sipi, Ottawa, Ottawa River, prayer, sacred, tobacco, Victoria Island, William Commanda, Windmill Development Group
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Big News!!!
I have a new grandchild, a boy. My heart is swollen with joy that he and his mother have begun their sacred journey together with both in good health. The beats of my drum carry the promises I make to … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Spirituality
Tagged Albert Dumont, grandchild, grandfathers, grandmothers, Great Spirit, Love, prayer, respect, South Wind
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With Spring Comes the Fast
I need spring to arrive! I’m longing for it much in the same way as I would for the sight and company of a dear friend disappeared from my life long ago. I want to feel the warmth of the … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Spirituality
Tagged ceremony, circle, Fast, robin, spirituality, Spring, Winter
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Omushkegowuk Walkers
Another group of First Nations heroes are on their way to Ottawa from the far north of Ontario. They are travelling by foot, one step at a time, over pavement and snow-covered landscape on their way here (Ottawa) to deliver … Continue reading
Standing up to the Haters
The ‘Big Spirit’ moon (January 15 – February 13) has shone a beam of her precious light into the dark valley of racism so it seems, with the editorial ‘Standing up to the haters’ which appeared in the Ottawa Citizen … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Idle No More
Tagged A Tribe Called Red, Aboriginal, Canada, Deejay NDN, Ezra Levant, First Nations, hate, Ian Campeau, Lorne Gunter, Ottawa Citizen, racism, Sun Media, treaties
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Close Call on the 105
A Blessing! I raise my hands skyward and my feet softly touch Mother Earth in gentle caress. My heart emits its song of gratitude and crow, robin and pine spirits sway joyfully in acknowledgement of my song. I have received … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Spirituality
Tagged blessing, car accident, gratitude, kitigan zibi, South Wind
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In Defence of the Sacredness of the “Kettle of Boiling Waters”
I sometimes feel an ache in the centre of my heart. It is not because of blood trying to squeeze itself through arteries clogged by the over-abundance of fat in my diet that the pain shows itself! The ache … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Idle No More, Nature
Tagged Aboriginal, Algonquin, Anishinabe, Asinabka, Chaudière Falls, Chaudière Island, Domtar, Gatineau, Kichi Sipi, Mohawk, Ottawa, Ottawa River, prayer, sacred, tobacco, Victoria Island
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The Kettle of Boiling Waters: Chaudière Falls, Algonquin Territory
I recall many years ago, standing on the Chaudière Bridge in Ottawa with an elder from Pyramid Lake, Nevada. She was in the territory to share teachings of her people, the Paiute Nation. I had been delegated to assist her … Continue reading
The Ottawa Sun, A Racist Rag
The fields are quiet and white with snow! The Little Spirit Moon dutifully brightens the night sky! A perfect setting to be sure for that special time of year when Christians are instructed through the teachings of their Bible, to … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Idle No More
Tagged band council, Big Island First Nation, chief, hate, prejudice, racist, stereotype, Sun Media
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