Tag Archives: Albert Island

Indigenous Spirituality is Precious: Faith Leaders Unite

Posted on May 24, 2017 by South Wind

Well dear readers, we’re on again for another peaceful walk. Let us walk in unity, as friends and believers of faith who care deeply about the spiritual and physical health of water and of all else which is good and … Continue reading →

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Contaminated Soil Around Chaudière and Albert Islands

Posted on May 21, 2017 by South Wind

I vaguely recall a Fifth Estate (CBC) exposé (I think back in the 50’s) which related how First Nations workers, hired by a corporation to work with asbestos, became deathly ill a few years later. (Note: only “Indians” were hired). … Continue reading →

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Akikodjiwan Lives, Now And Forever: A Call To Action

Posted on May 2, 2017 by South Wind

Is the soft, rich earth under our feet sacred? Indeed it is! So too are the circles of the sky, the sun and moon, also the wind our children take into their lungs and the waters which flow before a … Continue reading →

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Black Direction House Concert

Posted on January 8, 2017 by South Wind

What a wonderful and memorable evening (January 7, 2017) was had by all who attended the Black Direction House Concert held in La Pêche at the home of Bettina and Andrew Johnston. Our hosts graciously welcomed many good people made … Continue reading →

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Asinabka: A Compromise

Posted on June 6, 2016 by South Wind

At the beginning of the night, through the loft window of my cabin I saw them, three women dancing, illuminated by Kokomis’ lantern. How gently their skirts swayed, as if pushed forward by the swelling and deflating lungs of a … Continue reading →

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Asinabka – Privately Owned? Ridiculous!

Posted on May 15, 2016 by South Wind

It sickens my heart to hear people say, “The islands around the Chaudière Falls (Asinabka) are privately owned.” I am in total agreement that many things of our dysfunctional world can be bought and sold. There was even a time … Continue reading →

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Items Of Great Concern To Our Community

Posted on April 25, 2016 by South Wind

I Vow to Protect Asinabka The Flower Moon has arrived! Once again it is at that special time of the spring season when the rooster partridge drums while clinging to the moss of a long fallen pine and Mother Earth … Continue reading →

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Asinabka: Impossible To Buy!

Posted on March 28, 2016 by South Wind

Waterfowl and fish know where the most sacred places are on a river. The breath of the river rises at such a place. The healing song it sends forth through its rising mist is heard spiritually by all things residing … Continue reading →

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The Circle, Power and Healing

Posted on November 15, 2015 by South Wind

If you agree it is a good idea, then please come to take your place in the circle next Saturday, November 21st at 10 a.m. The circle will take place in the park across from North River Road and Prince … Continue reading →

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Spirit of Asinabka

Posted on November 15, 2015 by South Wind

After a friendly discussion with Romola, I will, hence of this day, when speaking of our most sacred site on the Grand River of the Anishinabe Kichesipirini Nation (Algonquin), refer to said place as Asinabka. It is a word which … Continue reading →

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