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Val-d’Or Snowstorm
The snowstorm I feared might occur was there to greet me when I reached the southern outskirts of Val-d’Or as I made my way to Kitigan Zibi. I braced myself for a long, dangerous, late-night drive home. Snowflakes of varying … Continue reading
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I Remember the Heartbeat
The mind. A place where thoughts are created, processed, and occasionally given life. All thoughts shake the rattle of life to a certain degree. However mild or however strong it is, depends on the thought’s ability to provoke ideas in … Continue reading
Spring
The ‘Sugar’ Moon has shown her beautiful face in the night sky and thus, signalled to all life on the land that Spring is here. I have seen the signs and heard the sounds of the new season where much … Continue reading
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Chief Theresa Spence – The Eagle
All eagles are messengers of Kichi Manido, none among them is more blessed by the touch of God than is the next. All are equally sacred. We welcome their presence at our ceremonies and draw strength and comfort for ourselves … Continue reading
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Tagged Aboriginal, Albert Dumont, Attawapiskat, Chief Theresa Spence, Cree, eagle, Indigenous, injustice, leader
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Hate Literature
“Perhaps it’s time to pack up both Attawapiskat and Kashechewan, and raze both communities on the way out.” The above is a direct quote from an editorial which appeared in the Ottawa Sun on 27 Dec 2012. If ever you … Continue reading
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Death of Innocents
When innocent children are murdered, the spirit of Turtle Island mourns. Because children are sacred. And when they die, all else which is sacred, the season, the forests and all within it, the rivers and lakes, the mountains, all weep, … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Dumont, children, circle, death, healing, Newton, prayer, sacred, sacred fire, Sandy Hook, shooting
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Pain: Friend or Foe?
Although my life was/is one of much suffering, I never, even one time, suspected that my pain was brought to me as the result of an enemy (I do have them) casting an evil spell on me or that at … Continue reading
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South Wind Blessing this Blog
A spiritual cleansing must first occur before the physical can get involved into something of healing. And so I say to all who I have harmed in any way that I am deeply and profoundly sorry. And I make no … Continue reading
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